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Dade guard charged after making undercover deal to bring cocaine into prison, according to state attorney
Miami-State Attorney says: ‘Bringing drugs into a prison is like lighting a match near . . . gasoline.’
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Dade Correctional Institution in Miami-Dade County. (Florida Department of Corrections)
MIAMI, Fla. – A Dade Correctional Institution sergeant was charged after allegedly making a deal with an undercover Miami-Dade Police officer to take cocaine into the facility in exchange for $3,000.
Dade Correctional Institution Sergeant Travis Thompson was charged with one count of cocaine trafficking, according to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, who said her office worked with MDPD on the narcotics investigation.
Florida guard accused of trying to bring coke into prison
Associated PressDecember 12, 2020 GMT
MIAMI (AP) A prison guard is facing a drug charge for trying to bring cocaine into a South Florida prison, authorities said Saturday.
Sgt. Travis Thompson is facing a count of cocaine trafficking, a first-degree felony, state prosecutors said in a news release.
Thompson worked at Dade Correctional Institution in Miami-Dade County.
According to the news release, Thompson agreed to accept a cash payment of $3,000 from an undercover Miami-Dade Police Department officer with the intention of bringing the cocaine into the prison.
“Bringing drugs into a prison is like lighting a match near an open container of gasoline, dangerous and foolish,” said State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. “Drugged inmates can be totally unpredictable and potentially violent as they relate to other inmates and to guards, placing everyone in danger.”
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