MAYS LANDING — A correctional officer is accused of smuggling contraband into Atlantic County Jail as part of a conspiracy with a detainee and the inmate’s girlfriend. Christopher Piccioni, 33, of Woolwich allegedly took $4,100 to bring drugs, cellphones and other banned items into the Mays Landing lockup, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. […]
An inmate died after he was pepper sprayed while fighting with detention officers at the Tarrant County Jail during a check for contraband, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Anthony Johnson, 31, died just before 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. Jailers were conducting what the […]
Kentucky State Police on Tuesday arrested a correctional officer on suspicion of bringing a cell phone into a South Central Kentucky juvenile detention center in violation of security rules. Jose A. Soto, 56, of Leitchfield, is charged with first-degree promoting contraband, a Class D felony, according to Warren County District Court records. On Dec. 20, […]
The South Dakota State Penitentiary is undergoing a significant search for contraband, Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko stated via email. DOC staff began the search Thursday for “illicit contraband in order to ensure the safety of the facility following a small group of offenders being disruptive,” Wasko stated. As of 9:15 p.m. Friday, the […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Saturday they seized more than three tons of the prescription nerve pain drug pregabalin and impounded a yacht registered in the United Kingdom. The operation took place Thursday night at the port of Lavrio, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southeast of Athens, the coast guard said. On the yacht, […]
When a former inmate was arrested Wednesday for using drones to smuggle contraband into a prison in Columbia, it wasn’t the first time he was accused of committing that crime, the South Carolina Department of Corrections said in a news release. Quintin Alexander Douglas was already out on bond from charges of flying drones carrying […]
Three men were arrested in Jefferson County Friday, Dec. 29, attempting to fly a variety contraband items to the Washington State Prison grounds using an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, commonly referred to as a drone. A spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, which has referred to the incident as “Operation Flight Canceled,” said that […]