Federal authorities confirmed Saturday that they seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices during a search of the jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held on sex-trafficking conspiracy charges. The infamous rapper is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, and his case is scheduled to go to trial next year.

The Bureau of Prisons, which led the interagency operations of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, began the trial on Monday. The authority noted that the move was not related to Combs’ detention, but was “pre-planned and coordinated to ensure the safety and security” of staff and inmates.

The prison houses 1,200 inmates and came under renewed scrutiny after two men were fatally stabbed over the summer. Five inmates were later charged with murder in the case. Meanwhile, four other inmates and a guard were also charged with assault over an incident that included a man being stabbed 44 times by three gang members.

The infamous detention center

In recent years, the detention center has held Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell and currently holds cryptocurrency scammer Sam Bankman-Fried along with Combs. In the past, Diddy’s lawyers have asked for bail because of the poor prison conditions.

As the music mogul faces more than a dozen civil sexual assault complaints, he asked the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals to grant him release after two separate Manhattan judges denied him release twice on bail. The argument in this regard will take place on Monday.

Meanwhile, the US Department of Justice said the requests were “a thinly veiled attempt to restrict the government’s evidence at this early stage of the case and to divert the criminal proceedings so that the defendant can answer the civil lawsuits” and “the picture for security of witnesses”.

Earlier, the American tabloid TMZ, published what it said was a confidentiality agreement that Combs asked attendees to sign in order to attend one of his notorious gatherings, or “crazies.” his written consent. The NDA also names certain social media sites where participants cannot post photos without Combs’ permission.

With contributions from agencies.