Tag: Contraband

Virginia woman indicted for allegedly smuggling drugs into federal prison in Kentucky

BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ, Ky. — A 63-year-old Virginia woman is facing criminal charges after her indictment Thursday in Martin County for allegedly smuggling drugs into the U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy in Debord. The grand jury charged Irene A. Looney of Pounding Mill, Virginia, with second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (over 20…
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Contraband, Drug smuggling, Indictment, Inez, United States Penitentiary Big Sandy

January 4, 2024
Drone carrying contraband intercepted near federal prison; one arrest made

BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN VAN LEAR — A significant police operation unfolded in Stoney Brook Estates on New Route 3 Thursday morning. Residents awakened to a large police presence as law enforcement swooped in to intercept a drone transporting a substantial quantity of contraband. According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Department representative, the cargo…
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Arrests, Contraband, Crime, Drone, Federal prison, United States Penitentiary Big Sandy, Van Lear Ky.

September 29, 2023