A Telfair State Prison officer was arrested this week on multiple charges after allegedly attempting to sneak contraband, including drugs and tobacco, into the facility.
Officer Labaron Hughes was attempting to enter the prison on May 2, when staff noticed a smell of marijuana on his person, the Georgia Dept. of Corrections stated in a news release.
Prison staff searched Hughes and found the following contents concealed within a cup of noodles in his possession: 66 grams of tobacco, 68 grams of marijuana, and 19 grams of crystal meth.
Hughes’ vehicle was also searched and the following contents were confiscated: one 9mm handgun and ammunition, nine cellphones, $494 cash, six bags of marijuana found in a lock box and two bags of marijuana found within a soap dish (total weight of 98 grams), and one digital scale.
Labaron Hughes was arrested by the Telfair County Sheriffs Office and charged with crossing a guard line with contraband, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.