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Trichy: A large police team headed by the assistant commissioner of the anti-land grabbing special cell, P Chandran, conducted a surprise inspection at Trichy central prison and the special prison for women on Thursday. While the central prison has around 1,300 inmates, there are around 70 prisoners at the special prison for women. Subsequently, they had conducted searches at the central prisons in Coimbatore, Salem and Cuddalore recently.On Thursday, the team headed by Chandran commenced searches at Trichy central prison around 6 am. The special prison for women also saw a flurry of activity with the police personnel conducting a thorough inspection. “Not even cigarettes or beedis were found during the inspection,” said a source from the central prison..