Convict spotted on prison roof as officers find 12 mobile phones
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Lithuanian prison officials detained a convict after a security specialist saw him walking on the roof of Marijampolė Prison on September 5.
- A search of the surrounding area found six packages containing 12 mobile phones and three SIM cards.
- Authorities are investigating the incident.
A convict spotted walking on the roof of Marijampolė Prison led Lithuanian officials to six packages containing mobile phones and SIM cards.
The incident took place on the evening of September 5. A security management specialist monitoring the prison grounds through surveillance cameras saw the convict on the building’s roof and alerted the prison duty officer.
Officers detained the convict and immediately searched the surrounding area. They found six packages containing 12 mobile phones and three SIM cards.
Authorities are investigating the incident.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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