Raid seizes contraband thought headed to Oklahoma prisons

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Published July 29, 2022 10:01 AM

By KEN MILLER
Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says contraband including weapons, cellphones, drones and grappling hooks believed headed to state prisons has been seized at a warehouse in Oklahoma City. Spokesperson Josh Ward said in a statement Friday that the department’s Office of Inspector General learned of the contraband and raided the warehouse on July 15 with Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents. Ammunition, drugs, tobacco and $8,500 in counterfeit $100 bills were also seized. Drones have been used to drop contraband in prisons that have been blamed for drug rings run from prisons and to coordinate inmate violence.

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