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Article: Grenada deploys paramilitary troops after 14 prison guards are let go for alleged corruption and drugs
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- February 26, 2002
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Dateline: ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada
Grenada has stationed paramilitary troops at its national prison after
14 prison guards were let go for alleged corruption and drug peddling,
the prison commissioner said Tuesday.
Commissioner Roy Raymond said the officers were given early retirement
last week after authorities found evidence they had been smuggling
drugs into the prison. No one was arrested or charged, he said.
Prime Minister Keith Mitchell told Parliament Monday the troops had
"taken up these positions until suitable persons can be found."
Mitchell denied rumors that the deployment was to secure the prison
after a court on Feb. 14 ordered the release of three ...