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Massive Contraband Smuggling Operation At Jessup Correctional Institution Broken Up: AG Massive Contraband Smuggling Operation At Jessup Correctional Institution Broken Up: AG
Massive Contraband Smuggling Operation At Jessup Correctional Institution Broken Up: AG An elaborate smuggling conspiracy at the Jessup Correctional Institution that could have been taken from the pages of a movie script has been broken up, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced. Eleven people have been indicted for a contraband conspiracy involving inmates, former inmates, prison staff, and family members who worked to sneak drugs and electronics into the Anne Arundel County facility. The extensive investigation was launched in April 2021, when officials found heroin, Suboxone, an Apple Watch, and data storage cards in the cell of inmates Gary Ward and Donte Tyler,…

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Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility
Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility A former correctional officer in Maryland is the latest to face prison time for his role in a racketeering conspiracy to smuggle contraband into an area prison, authorities announced. Andre “2 Chainz” Davis, 37, of Baltimore, was convicted by a federal jury for a wide-ranging racketeering conspiracy at the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore following a seven-day trial. Eight other co-conspirators - including two other correctional officers, four detainees, and two outside facilitators - previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme. Beginning in 2016, Davis and other …

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