TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) _ An East Texas correctional officer has been arrested for trying to smuggle marijuana into the facility via a bag of Cheetos Puffs.
Bowie County chief deputy Jeff Neal says the 19-year-old officer was searched after returning from a break just after midnight Tuesday. Neal says everyone and items always are searched before entering the facility.
A second officer found inside of the bag a purple object which contained the marijuana and tobacco.
Neal says a sheriff’s deputy was called to the center and arrested the 19-year-old for prohibited substances in a correctional facility. The correctional officer only had been employed for about one month before his arrest.
Neal says an investigation is ongoing.
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AMARILLO, Texas (AP) _ Authorities say state troopers seized almost 200 pounds of illegal drugs during a traffic stop this week near Amarillo.
The drugs have an estimated street value of $750,000 and were discovered after a trooper stopped a vehicle Monday morning for a traffic violation on Interstate 40. Among the drugs found were 96 bags of marijuana.
The driver was arrested and booked into Potter County jail.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says the drugs are believed to have been on the way to North Richland Hills from California.