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Fentanyl Smuggling Ring Upended at Riverside County Jail Facility

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A fentanyl smuggling plot at the Riverside jail facility included drug-laced legal papers. TOM GOGOLA

A fentanyl smuggling plot at the Riverside jail facility included drug-laced legal papers. TOM GOGOLA

Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney and Sheriff Errol Toulon spelled out a plot to smuggle fentanyl into the Riverside jail facility. TOM GOGOLA

Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney and Sheriff Errol Toulon spelled out a plot to smuggle fentanyl into the Riverside jail facility. TOM GOGOLA

Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon highlighted the dangers to corrections staff when dealing with the fentanyl scourge at the Riverside jail. TOM GOGOLA

Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon highlighted the dangers to corrections staff when dealing with the fentanyl scourge at the Riverside jail. TOM GOGOLA

Tom Gogola on Nov 21, 2023
Five people were indicted last week for attempting to smuggle fentanyl into the Suffolk County Correctional Facility, soaking the drug into paper and then smuggling it in via unsuspecting lawyers... more

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