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• Louisiana firefighter accused of trying to smuggle 150 pounds of marijuana into US

  June 30, 2020 9:44 AM

  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH - A firefighter has been accused of trying to sneak over 150 pounds of marijuana back into the country from Mexico. According to The Advocate, St. John the Baptist Parish firefighter, Michael Moscona faces one count of drug possession and the intention to distribute... more »

• Angola cadet arrested, suspected of smuggling marijuana into prison

  May 14, 2020 6:21 PM

  WEST FELICIANA PARISH - An Angola corrections cadet is facing drug charges after allegedly smuggling Marijuana into the prsion. The Department of Corrections says they found Dexter Champagne , 58, with marijuana inside a drop point within the prison as well as his car. It totaled almost a quarter... more »

• Report: More charges amid WBRZ investigation into drugs at Angola Play Video

  December 5, 2018 1:14 PM

  ANGOLA – A second person has now been charged in connection with a drug investigation the WBRZ Investigative Unit first reported in early-December. WBRZ was first to report Keisarah McGee was charged with malfeasance in office and possession with intent to distribute meth. McGee was a corrections officer at... more »

• Guard, visitor arrested for having drugs at Angola

  June 13, 2017 10:30 AM

  ANGOLA – A guard and a visitor at the notorious state pen are facing charges for, on separate occasions, trying to smuggle drugs into the prison. Details of the arrests were released Tuesday. State prison officials said the smuggling operations were busted within 24 hours – the most recent... more »

• Elayn Hunt Correctional cadet arrested for smuggling goods for inmates

  April 19, 2016 3:52 PM

  ST. GABRIEL- An Elayn Hunt Correctional Center officer-in-training was arrested after trying to smuggle in vodka, tobacco and cell phones into the facility for inmates. On Sunday, correctional center staff found out that 29-year-old Jessica Dedon, of Denham Springs, smuggled in the items after watching video surveillance. The video showed... more »