MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Corrections said correctional staff intercepted a package full of contraband at the Northeast Correctional Complex in Mountain City on July 2.
TDC said correctional officers searched a suspicious shipment received at the facility and found hundreds of suboxone strips and drug-laced paper, marijuana, THC oils, over 50 pounds of tobacco, more than 70 cellphones and cellphone chargers.
“The introduction of contraband is serious threat to prison systems across the country and to the safety of both staff and inmates,” said TDC Commissioner Frank Strada. “The Tennessee Department of Correction works diligently to intercept and recover all forms of contraband, partnering with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to aggressively prosecute these cases.”…