SECURITY Minister Horace Chang says within another week convicts within the prison system who have been issuing instructions to cronies on the outside will be moved to newly constructed cells.

Dr Chang did not give details, but the new cells for these high-profile criminals are expected to be equipped with technology that jams communication signals.

The security minister also announced yesterday that the police will be placing more emphasis on cold-case investigations, and looking more to technology as part of efforts to strengthen its investigative capacity.

In the meantime, Minister Chang pointed out that the JCF is reporting that all major crimes are down, including murders, and that security experts are of the opinion that the states of public emergency have been successful tools, along with other counter-gang, anti-crime and public-order measures that have been implemented.

The national security minister noted that over the past 13 months MOCA has brought 157 cases before the courts.