Cellphones, weapons seized inside HM Prison
Information reaching our news centre indicates that there may be a need to beef up security at His Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut.
Our news centre has learned that the authorities recently recovered a number of banned items including cell phones, drugs and weapons from one section of the correctional facility. The exact quantity of drugs and the exact weapons have not been revealed.
However, the seizure will continue to fuel beliefs that prison employees are involved in assisting inmates to get contraband. The seizure of the cellphones also falls in line with those who believe that some inmates have a connection to those on the outside and continue to influence criminal activity in the community despite their incarceration.
It is also unclear whether the prisoners who had the items will face additional penalties in addition to the time they are already serving.
The news that banned items have once again been seized at the prison will come as no surprise to residents as the authorities have long struggled to keep the facility from being breached.
Many residents say inmates have access to social media and from time to time, post their luxuries and snippets of their lives on those platforms.
In the meantime, our news centre understands that the seizure of the contraband happened just days after criminals attacked a prison vehicle that was taking inmates to court.
One police officer was shot and injured as residents continued to maintain that the perpetrators were trying to prevent a key witness from testifying in court.
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thats been happening for YEARS while these wannabe heroes only spewing racial rethoric on the UK / and COLONIALISM as a distraction .now we have two ZEROES who has just stepped out of their CLOSETS and discovered COI and trying to paint a picture of innocence & peacefulness while we having execution style killings / guns / drugs etc / YET those hypocrites sat SILENT , and let it SLIDE and all of a sudden they can ONLY SEE THE COI /and NOT who snitched on their own people and begged for the same COI ( HOW WONDERFUL )let’s just IMAGINE if these power hungry had won the election
So, Israel is about to level gaza and get this – the WEST BANK. To those with the same name, I can only hope your time is next and you share the same fate.
What’s new? The governor and minister responsible for the subject continue to turn a blind eye to what’s happening in the prison. A new strategy for dealing with HMP is obviously needed but will never be enacted.
How do you stop it, obviously some of the employees at the prison are the culprits.
U have just made my point, I know you would of responded , because that’s all you are specialized in DRAMA QUEEN / (ju)Lee AN ) , now you may continue playing with your precious WIG
Let them dummies at the prison tem that too dumb and stupid lol
This is not new to the BVI, it’s simple math especially in times like these. A prison guard gets paid $25-30K per year which after taxes is about just over $2k a month. They’re offered $1k each time to take something inside, no guns or knife, but a phone, a little weed and they say it’s no harm and I get my money. It will never stop, keep dreaming.
I thought the UK was the answer? We have the top two positions at the Prison held by UK Nationals and still the same bullshit.
Time to move selected inmates in Balo to other prisons very far away. There are available cells in the other BOT prisons; St. Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, Falklands, Pitcairn, South Georgia, Antarctica, etc.
I wish Bank could get your IP address and “throw you in” civilians like you need shut your coward stink mouth pay your taxes and mind your business or go mind yuh modda.
Pay us good and we won’t have to take hand outs.
Can see that the new boss at the prison is working, making a difference..
I am sure you know better. Itis a joke to think the UK will do anything positive for the territory, other that fill its streets with guns and dope.
He who choses to be denial will stay in denial.
Why is it that two mighty white men can’t stop guns and dope from entering a rinky dink prison such as that?
Something does not appear wrong to you.
Take off the blinders, study the history, learn their psychology and see more than you seeing now.
Look for the one who name he self kila not even a Roche in he cell he kill. Use a cell phone to call shot he like man let he stay inside with blue and the big head one A take pictures with the west bank pendant
every country has their own issues we are here do..let us feal neither our own issues with integrity ( NO SWEEPING OF ANYTHING UNDER THE RUG ANYMORE )
Word has it that the prison is going to be revamped and expanded.It will also be taking foreign prisoners in the UK system to aleveate current pressure on the UK prisons system.. interesting.
Were just a couple white guys everybody keeps undermining.Were not super humans
Every country has its own issues / and we live here , so let us deal our own issues with integrity ( NO MORE SWEEPING OF ANYTHING UNDER THE RUG ANYMORE ) and stop the blame game WE GOT TO TAKE RESPONCIBILITY FOR OUR OWN ACTIONS/ NO ONE IS PERFECT SO DON’T COMPARE US WITH ANYONE , LET US CLEAN UP OURS
OUR OWN OURSELVES AND LET THEM CLEAN UP THEIRS / NO MORE LIEING EXCUSES
I see that my comments made a difference when I published it on virgin islands news,you will see the difference now,and you can keep a record on who inmates get visitors frequently to discuss ongoing business.
We really tolerate too much foolishness.
Criminals calling attention to themselves. @El Demonio Negro if the man is a hardened criminal you really think he needs you to go defend him online?
Police not doing their job. Weapons in the prison.
Everything is upside down in the BVI.
So all your saying is you think they have someone in the internet service providers on pay. Ok