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Investigators from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office announced the bust on Tuesday, Jan. 25 that resulted in a total of 25 felonies and 12 misdemeanor charges for trafficking drugs through jail visits and the US Postal Service.
Charges include conspiracy, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal sale of a controlled substance, promoting prison contraband, and criminal facilitation.
Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr. said that an undetermined amount of heroin, Buprenorphine, cannabis, K2spice, and other contraband was allegedly trafficked into the jail by sewing them into the fabric of clothing and other property or by packaging the drugs themselves.
It is alleged that they then used the US Postal Service and civilians visiting inmates in an attempt to get the contraband into the facility before it was intercepted by Sheriff’s Office investigators.
“Through surveillance, searches, and detailed investigatory work, these investigators were able to uncover a complex plan to traffic dangerous drugs into the facility,” Toulon said.
Those charged were:
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Alimatou Fall, age 22, of Mastic Beach for:
- Third-degree possession of a controlled substance;
- Promoting prison contraband;
- Two counts of sale of a controlled substance;
- Conspiracy;
- Fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance.
Briana Boris, age 21, of Mastic Beach for:
- First-degree promoting prison contraband;
- Second-degree promoting prison contraband;
- Possession of a controlled substance;
- Sale of a controlled substance;
- Conspiracy.
Nate Flores, age 27 of Sound Beach for:
- Promoting prison contraband;
- Possession of a controlled substance;
- Sale of a controlled substance;
- Conspiracy.
Paula Route, age 57, of Setauket for:
- Promoting prison contraband;
- Possession of a controlled substance;
- Sale of a controlled substance;
- Conspiracy.
Albertina Garcia, age 54, of Port Jefferson Station for:
- Promoting prison contraband;
- Possession of a controlled substance;
- Sale of a controlled substance;
- Conspiracy.
Ray Pena, age 27, of Port Jefferson Station for:
- Attempted promotion of prison contraband;
- Conspiracy.
Jahmohri Mitchell, age 22, of Shirley for:
- First-degree attempted promotion of prison contraband;
- Second-degree attempted promotion of prison contraband;
- Criminal facilitation;
- Fourth-degree conspiracy;
- Fifth-degree conspiracy.
Jonah Routi, age 27, of Setauket for:
- Attempted promotion of prison contraband;
- Conspiracy;
- Criminal facilitation.
“The (eight charged) allegedly conspired to introduce dangerous drugs into the Suffolk County Correctional Facility,” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney stated. “The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office stands ready at all times to assist Sheriff Toulon in enforcing the law and maintaining the safety and order at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility.
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