Point Blanche, Sint Maarten — On December 16 2016, at approximately 06.00 am an unannounced search was conducted by Prison guards and Marines at the Point Blanche Prison.
Unauthorized items such as: mobile phones, marihuana packets and make-shift weapons were found.
The search was a proactive initiative in an effort to minimize the possession of unauthorized and potentially dangerous items in the prison.
All confiscated items were documented by the Marines and Prison guards.
