By C1 Staff
GUAM — A man in the process of self-surrendering for confinement was caught with his pants down after authorities found contraband on his person.
Jose V. Navarro, 22, was surrendering for a drug conviction, KUAM reports.
“Around 12:30 yesterday afternoon, Jose Navarro self-surrendered,” Department of Corrections spokesman Jeff Limo said. “[He] finally checked into the hub for confinement. Upon strip-searching, the officer noticed contraband in his underpants.”
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The officer noted a three-inch long padding about the size of a sandwich bag in Navarro’s boxer shorts; when asked, Navarro simply said, “It’s extra padding.”
Further search turned up tobacco that Navarro was attempting to smuggle into the facility.
“Tobacco like cigarettes, snuff, is an addiction. They know that this is a tobacco-free facility. So they’ll make their tries and try to smuggle it in or perhaps have friends or family try to throw it over the fence,” Limo said. “Or try through personnel to do it. Either way, we’re going to get it and find the culprits behind it.”
Navarro’s attempt comes on the heels of another try last month, during another self-surrender. Kala Taitague asked to go to the restroom, where she was caught trying to flush 27 orange and blue pills down the toilet.