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Yuba County, Sheriff's Office and smuggling cell phones

Officer accused of taking bribes and smuggling phones into Yuba County Jail
Officer Martin Palacios Lugo was arrested on suspicion of bribery, criminal conspiracy and possession of a wireless communication device in a correctional facility, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday morning in a news release.
Yuba County correctional officer arrested on suspicion of smuggling cell phones into jail
A now-former Northern California correctional officer has been arrested after an investigation into allegations he was smuggling cell phones into jail.
Northern California deputy accused of smuggling cell phones into jail
A correctional officer was accused of smuggling contraband cell phones into a jail facility, according to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation conducted by the Detectives Division and the Problem-Oriented Policing Unit on July 24 began after it was suggested that unauthorized cell phones were circulating among inmates.
Yuba County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband into jail
The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office has arrested one of its own. Martin Palacios Lugo, a correctional officer with the county, is accused of smuggling cell phones into the jail. The department released the following statement Friday morning: “A correctional officer with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office was arrested following an investigation that revealed the smuggling of contraband cell phones
Yuba County officer arrested over contraband cell phones at jail
Yuba County officer Martin Palacios Lugo was arrested for smuggling contraband cell phones and bribery at the jail.
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