By Adriana M. Chávez
El Paso Times
EL PASO — FBI agents have arrested a correctional officer at La Tuna prison for allegedly trying to sell heroin to inmates.
Federal prosecutors said Randy M. Smith, 28, of El Paso was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to distribute heroin and attempting to provide contraband in prison.
Prosecutors said Smith agreed to smuggle an ounce of heroin into the federal prison and deliver it to an inmate in exchange for $5,000. Agents arrested Smith on Wednesday night in an undercover operation.
Smith was being held without bond at the El Paso County Jail, records show.
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