Police arrested a nonprofit worker on Monday after he allegedly smuggled drugs into Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.
The Los Angeles County Probation Department said investigators arrested Alejandro Lopez inside the facility after staffers noticed him engaged in suspicious activity. Investigators found more than 170 white pills on him, according to LA County Probation. Lopez worked for the nonprofit tutoring company StudentNest, probation officials said.
“This type of behavior is unacceptable and represents a clear threat to the safety and well-being of the youth and staff in our institutions,” Chief Probation Officer Guillermo Viera Rosa said…