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Holman Contraband Raid Finds 356 Weapons, 400 Pills, Other Drugs, Phones
April 22, 2019
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is calling an illegal contraband sweep last week at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore a success.
As we first reported last Thursday, ADOC along with local, county and state law enforcement conducted the joint operation . Officials conducted the day-long operation that began at 4:30 a.m. and ended late Thursday evening. ADOC Director of Investigations and Intelligence, Arnaldo Mercado said the operation was an overall success.
“At the end of the day, our ADOC team assisted by officers from our partnering law enforcement agencies found and removed considerable quantities of contraband. We inspected every inch of the facility and left no stone unturned,” Mercado said.
Officials seized large quantities illegal drugs, weapons, cellphones and various types of electronic devices. The operation recovered 356 makeshift weapons, 91 grams of meth, 98 grams of marijuana, cocaine, more than 400 assorted pills, and 16 cell phones.
Corrections Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Charles Daniels, led the operation with assistance from ADOC investigations and intelligence agents, correctional emergency response teams, and correctional K-9 drug units. Supporting law enforcement included Pardons and Paroles, AEMA, ADOT, Atmore, Bay Minette, Brewton Police Departments, and support from the Baldwin, Butler, Escambia and Monroe County Sheriff’s Departments.
Pictured top and bottom: Some of the contraband discovered during a raid early Thursday morning at Holman Prison in Atmore. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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11 Responses to “Holman Contraband Raid Finds 356 Weapons, 400 Pills, Other Drugs, Phones”
I know, how about making prisons for real criminals and stop incarcerating nonviolent drug offenders, people can get off drugs but felony convictions run more lives.
Please do a follow up on this story. This begs the question, “What happens next?”
Time for the TSA to branch out to prisons? They can check visitors AND the GUARDS for contraband.
The scary part is, they had actual real folding knives. You very rarely see this, because those most likely had to be brought in by staff. I’m sure at visitation, the inmate goes through a very sensitive metal detector and is strip searched going in and coming out. The visitors also must pass a metal detector and are patted down. Pretty much impossible to get a knife in through visitation.
Phones and drugs coming in by staff is common, but weapons, not so much… never know when they will be get used against them. So either one of two things, either the inmates have dirt on the guards and are blackmailing them into bringing those in, or there are people dropping contraband in with drones…
I get the home made weapons, but I see 2 flip knives in the photos…. unreal and very unacceptable. And it is just as bad here in Florida, and now we want to allow 18 year olds to come in a work?? The situation will only get worse until the right people step in and make right choices. The inmates have way too much freedom, even locked up. Tighten up Alabama and Florida, and get a grip on the Corrections Departments.
There is a shortage in correctional officers because of low wages being paid so if they fired the ones bringing this contraband in then there sure would be a shortage and I have a feeling that more is coming in from the guards than the visitors and till ADOC gets a grip on this then it will just keep happening
Looks like the”Drones” are on a tight schedule.
That pistol in my birthday cake was wonderful. Time for daily sweeps to save Guards.No wonder they cant hire guards.
The ADOC may claim a success with this sweep. They should be claiming a massive fail in their procedures to allow so much contraband that resulted in the sweep.
Maybe I’m reading this wrong, but to me this sounds like a complete failure. How does that much contraband get into a corrections facility without outright negligence or an employee on the take. If everyone is doing their job to start with this raid wouldn’t be newsworthy.
Go ahead and pat yourselves on the back – the proliferation and introduction of contraband will continue in this max security prison until those in charge decide it will not be tolerated – all visits should be through glass – as far as the employees go – someone is turning a blind eye to this problem otherwise NE.com wouldn’t have a story – ban/prosecute visitors that are caught – fire/prosecute employees that are caught trying to make buck – Quit coddling prisoners – IT’S PRISON.