Two Broad River Correctional Officers arrested on drug & contraband charges

Kenneil Mitchell,

(Courtesy: Bryan Stirling/Twitter) Two officers are charged for bringing contraband into the Broad River Correctional Institution.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Two officers with the Broad River Correctional Institution have been fired after being arrested on drug and contraband charges.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections says Alexis Tucker, 27, is charged with providing contraband to prisoners, trafficking over 400 grams of meth and more than 200 grams of cocaine, among other charges.

Jorge Navarro, 46, is charged with drug conspiracy and misconduct in office.

According to investigators, on July 1, Tucker brought in several packages of contraband into the jail in a clear work bag, while Navarro helped her bring the contraband in.

The contraband included the following illegal items:

  • 3,249 grams of marijuana
  • 1,485 grams of tobacco
  • 982 cigar wraps
  • 605 grams of meth
  • 217 grams of cocaine
  • 27 cellphones
  • Chargers
  • Game controllers
  • Air pods
  • Lighters
  • Other illegal items

 

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