
Rimutaka prison guard jailed for corruptly smuggling in phones, tobacco, food
He used to be on the right side of the bars. Now a prison guard will experience life on the other side of lock and key.Alofainu’uTuisamoa, 42, a corrections officer at Rimutaka prison for 10 years, was jailed on Friday for taking $36,400 from prisoners in return for supplying them with goods like phones, tobacco and fast food.
Tuisamoa, who was caught as part of another investigation within the prison, was sentenced by Wellington District Court judge Denys Barry to two years and two months jail.
He had pleaded guilty to corruptly accepting a bribe to take in unauthorised items to a prisoner and of supplying tobacco against the regulations.
Related Posts
Feds seize suspected counterfeit sports gear at Meridian Mall
·A team of federal agents made a “significant seizure” of suspected counterfeit...
Smuggled Cigarettes Worth Over Rs 15 Lakh Seized
Meghalaya - The officers of Customs Headquarters, Preventive Unit, Shillong have...
Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Security Technologies Market 2019-2024: Advance Track & Trace, Alien Technology, Alp Vision Applied DNA Sciences, Atl Security Label Systems, Atlantic Zeiser
e Southeast Asia Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Security Technologies market...
Assam Rifles, Customs seize cigarettes worth Rs 1.27 Crore from Teliamura
Agartala, 11th November 2024: Assam Rifles along with the Customs Department...