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Prosecutor: NJ Corrections Officer Smuggled Drugs, Cellphones Into Atlantic County Jail Prosecutor: NJ Corrections Officer Smuggled Drugs, Cellphones Into Atlantic County Jail
Prosecutor: NJ Corrections Officer Smuggled Drugs, Cellphones Into Atlantic County Jail A 25-year-old state corrections officer from South Jersey smuggled contraband into the Atlantic County Justice Facility, authorities said. Luis A. Mercado of Galloway Township was charged with second-degree official misconduct after a joint investigation with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and the jail facility in Mays Landing, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. Mercado allegedly used his job as a correctional police officer to smuggle contraband -- including drugs and cellphones --."to further a criminal organization," Tyner said on Friday. Mercado is suspe…

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