Nevada prison employee accused of trying to smuggle drugs for inmate

A nutrient work worker astatine Ely State Prison was arrested Tuesday aft officials accused her of attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the facility.

Angelica Aguilar, 25, was arrested and booked into jailhouse successful White Pine County aft authorities investigators recovered methamphetamine connected her astatine the commencement of her displacement connected Tuesday, according to a connection from the Department of Public Safety.

Aguilar, who had been employed astatine the situation since April, is accused of attempting to smuggle 16 grams of methamphetamine into the situation for an inmate, the connection said.

She has been charged with cause possession and furnishing a controlled substance to a authorities prisoner, according to the statement.

The 25-year-old was arrested arsenic portion of an probe by the Department of Public Safety, the Eastern Nevada Narcotic Task Force and the Department of Corrections’ Office of the Inspector General.

Further accusation astir the probe was not released.

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