A former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for attempting to smuggle fentanyl and methamphetamine into the Lower Buckeye Jail. This case adds to a series of incidents involving law enforcement officers and drug smuggling, including a recent arrest of a driver for a local produce company caught carrying drug contraband inside a company vehicle during a delivery to an Edinburg juvenile center. Additionally, an ex-Pittsburg officer faces new steroid distribution charges related to the massive East Contra Costa police scandal.
A driver for a local produce company was arrested for carrying drug contraband inside a company vehicle during a delivery to a Edinburg juvenile center, officials say. https://t.co/mMYJICmQ0a
Former Phoenix jail officer is sentenced for smuggling drugs into facility. https://t.co/l9BRGTOMII
Ex-detention officer sentenced for smuggling meth, fentanyl into Lower Buckeye Jail https://t.co/grsEp2Qyry
A former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention officer received a two-year prison sentence after attempting to smuggle fentanyl and methamphetamine into the jail where he worked, authorities announced Thursday. https://t.co/zpLqM4FDBG
Ex-MCSO detention officer sentenced for smuggling drugs into jail: https://t.co/yrZbQJvLPv https://t.co/KZDyHp6Qe6
#NEW: An ex-Pittsburg officer has been hit with new steroid distribution charges related to the massive East Contra Costa police scandal: https://t.co/VrR1SaOTCF