Body Scanners Detect Drug-Smuggling Attempts at Two Brazil Prisons

Overview

• The prison authority confirmed two separate detections involving female visitors in Pernambuco and Bahia on Jan. 6.
• In Barreiras, Bahia, a visitor identified as an inmate's companion was flagged by BodyScan with about 20 grams of a marijuana-like substance concealed in her body.
• During verification at the Bahia unit, the woman admitted carrying illicit material and was taken to the Barreiras police station under Military Police escort.
• In Palmares, Pernambuco, staff seized 185.7 grams of a substance similar to marijuana after a body scan during weekend visitor screening.
• Officials reported that scanner images were archived for records and that administrative and legal steps were taken in both cases.