NATCHITOCHES, LA (KSLA) - Nearly a dozen people have been arrested on charges of smuggling illegal items into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center.
The 11 people arrested is the result of a long-term investigation into several inmates attempting to smuggle illegal items including cell phones, tobacco products and drugs into the NPDC.
Four inmates and 7 others have been charged.
Back in January, police knew inmates were planning on smuggling contraband with the help of several others outside the jail.
Police intercepted a package containing synthetic marijuana, tobacco, a cell phone and methamphetamine on Feb. 6th.
These items were placed in a trash can inside the visitation area bathroom.
Here's a list of the people arrested along with their charges:
- Mary Losee, 34 – 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- Ashley Kilpatrick, 26 - 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- Christyn Babineaux, 18 – 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- Megan Burks, 19 – 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- Earl King, 24 – 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- Distribution of CDS I (synthetic marijuana)
- Distribution of CDS II (methamphetamine)
- Sonja King, 45 – 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- Kourtney King, 20- 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- NPDC inmate Lemont Dorsey, 25 - 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- NPDC inmate Antoine Mitchell, 31 - 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- NPDC inmate Terrance King, 26 - 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
- NPDC inmate Marlon Rachal - 3 counts of principal to the introduction of contraband
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