India, June 18 -- From chillums to Chinese cigarettes, scissors to spicy kasuri methi, a surprise raid by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths at the Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru on Monday uncovered an eclectic collection of unauthorized possessions.

In a four-hour sweep of the central prison's VIP security barracks A and B, officials stumbled upon a horde of contraband items from lighters, gutka, trimmers, knives, iron rods and ganja fillers to tobacco brands and even glue sticks, because why not?

The undercover party was hosted by officers from multiple wings of the CCB, including the Special Enquiry, Organised Crime, Women Protection, and Economic Offences units, a Deccan Herald report noted.

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