Federal authorities have charged 25 individuals linked to smuggling activities and violent assaults at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC-Brooklyn). Among the accused is a former corrections officer involved in an attempt to smuggle marijuana. Additionally, 15 inmates face charges for violent conduct, with specific cases detailing complex contraband operations involving throwing packages into the facility. The situation highlights ongoing security challenges at MDC-Brooklyn, previously criticized for its conditions, which recently led to an interagency crackdown on contraband.
As alleged, in several separate charging instruments, inmates viciously attacked fellow detainees, a correctional officer betrayed his duty by attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility.
Five people were charged with conspiring to smuggle marijuana, a scalpel, cigarettes and a phone charger into the MDC by throwing a line out a window.
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