Valmiera Prison Inmates Invent Revolutionary Storage Technology — Refrigerator Becomes 21st Century Contraband Suitcase

Valmiera Prison has proven that modern criminals are just as creative as the Tsar's fleet secrets hidden in the basements of Liepāja's Karosta. In a single refrigerator, 16 mobile phones, 15 SIM cards, and an entire Radio and TV museum were discovered — a TV card reader, adapters, cables, and memory cards. Perhaps someone wanted to establish the first prison internet café.

But that's not all. In Daugavgrīva, during a hygiene supplies delivery, four packages with mysterious contents were discovered hidden in toothpaste packaging. "They probably thought toothpaste was the perfect hiding spot," comments local inmate Jānis. "But we all know they should have used shampoo bottles — nobody checks those."

The situation at Jelgava Prison is even more tragicomic — a visitor arrived for a long visit with a mobile phone turned on in his coat pocket. Apparently thought it was a new fashion accessory. At Riga Central Prison, two smartwatches were discovered, indicating that inmates want to keep up with the times literally.

All prohibited items have been handed over to police, but the question remains — what will happen to the refrigerator? Perhaps it could be used as a museum of modern contraband methods. Even Karosta with its mythical basements wouldn't have imagined such an original hiding place.