Prison Officer Caught with Kush
Salamatu Y. Kamara Prison Officer Santigie Dumbuya, working at Magburaka Prisons, was apprehended with Kush at the prison gate on Monday, 22nd July 2024.
A report from the Sierra Leone Police stated that Dumbuya was apprehended by the prison’s gatekeeper while trying to smuggle the Illicit drug into the Male Correctional Center of Tonkolili District prisons.
The report also stated that after Dumbuya’s apprehension, he was swiftly handed over to the police in Magburaka for further investigation and eventual prosecution.
Dumbuya is said to be under investigation by the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) and Criminal Investigation Department CID) for drugs trafficking.
This is not the first incident where a security office is trying to smuggle harmful drug into correctional center as similar incident not long ago occured in freetown.
The collaboration between Police and Prisons to clamp down on illicit drugs usage is said to be high.