Contraband Detection News & Articles

• Photo of the week: S.C. deputies stop drone smuggling operation

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  Illegal items seized by deputies include marijuana, meth, cell phones and sex lube

• Shanks uncommon at Okla. county jail

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  Cherokee County Detention Center officials haven't found a shank, which is a weapon made from everyday items, for a couple of years

• Tenn. DOC adds body scanner tech for all entrants

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  Updated security protocol for all staff, visitors, volunteers and all other personnel began on January 1, 2023

• Suboxone lies within Bible shipped to inmate

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  COs found the drug, which is used to manage opioid withdrawal, after a tip from an informant

• Top 10 bizarre contraband stories of 2022

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  Like any other year, it seems there’s just no limit to how far people will go for drugs, wireless devices, the chance to escape, or all of the above

• Ga. man arrested outside prison with three contraband stuffed footballs

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  Contraband found inside the footballs included bags of marijuana, cellphones and chargers and packs of cigarettes

• COs exposed to fentanyl, other drugs while searching mail

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  New York Department of Labor report directs prisons to make mailrooms safer and provide better protective equipment to reduce drug exposure

• Proposed rules on packages, mail to Rikers detainees draw fire

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  Officials propose barring detainees from receiving packages from anyone other than vendors that ship directly to consumers

• Trio sentenced for conspiring to bring meth into Ga. prison

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  A search of the suspects' vehicle found various packages wrapped in different colored duct tape containing meth and other contraband

• Powdery substance sent to Las Vegas court from prison, authorities say

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  Inmates at Ely State Prison sent two packages; one substance was deemed harmless while the other remained unknown Thursday

• SoCal jails fight fentanyl smuggling with K9s, body scanners

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  Some jails have also increased the availability of Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses

• Wanted man arrested during contraband drop at Ga. jail

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  Sadarian Deangelo Moore, 37, was taken into custody after crossing guard lines while trying to deliver the unspecified substance

• How a ban on visitors impacted the smuggling of drugs into Fla. prisons

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  A report showed huge increase in drug seizures in 2020, despite lockdowns that allowed only attorneys and prison staff to access the facilities for much of year

• On-Demand Webinar: Hidden in plain sight: See smuggled drugs and contraband in inmate legal mail, without opening it

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  View this webinar to learn real-life insights on how to maintain, protect, reduce and detect contraband

• Drug-soaked letters lead to electronic mail policy at Ga. jail

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  People have gone to great lengths to get drugs into the facility, but the sheriff's office is gaining the upper hand

• New body scanner keeping drugs, contraband out of Maine jail

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  Before the body scanner, staff was required to pat down new inmates with their hands

• FCC gives state prisons tech options to quash cellphones

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  The move stops short of addressing out-and-out cell signal jamming

• Spotlight: ChemImage products help quickly, easily and objectively detect drugs concealed in inmate mail

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  Unlike other contraband detection methods, VeroVision Mail Screener takes the guesswork out of mail screening

• 3 key strategies for effective visitor screening

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  Consider these tools and techniques to help maintain the constant vigilance necessary to keep contraband drugs, phones and weapons out of your facility

• Ohio county jail to use X-ray on inmates

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  The Sheriff’s Office has a long-term problem of illegal substances, such as drugs, coming into the jail

• Defend yourself against exposure to drugs and diseases with a ready-to-use decontamination spray

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  The BDAS+ from Decon7 provides a tool to help COs reduce potential exposure to infectious diseases and dangerous narcotics like fentanyl

• Enhance your multi-agency training with Pat-Down Props

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  There are non-functioning replicas of crack pipes, needles, brass knuckles and even handguns