Juárez prison inspection turns up knives, cell phones

By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
Article Launched: 05/01/2008 05:05:01 PM MDT


A surprise inspection found nine makeshift guns, 55 homemade knives and seven prohibited cell phones in Juárez's Cereso prison, officials said.
The inspection was done at 6 a.m. Wednesday in an effort to prevent violence.

The prison has been the scene of riots and warfare between gangs in the past. The prison houses more than 3,000 inmates.

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