2 Charged With Trying To Smuggle $18,000 Worth Of Drugs Into Jail

DEDHAM, MA — Two prisoners were arraigned Monday after trying to sneak $18,000 worth of Suboxone strips into Norfolk County jail, investigators from the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office said.

Giovanni Bautista, 25, of Boston, and David Good, 46, of Quincy, were charged with delivery of drugs to a prisoner, possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate drug laws.

According to the Norfolk District Attorney’s office, Bautisa, was being held on bail from a separate drug charge, and began coordinating with Good, who was not in jail at the time, to help smuggle drugs. Before Good's sentencing on an outstanding larceny charge, Good used a smuggling technique called "body packing." "Body packing"is when a person seals drugs in wax, latex or other substance which cannot be digested and then swallows that package for later retrieval. According to investigators, Good was alone in his cell when he came to jail and was caught with more than 60 Suboxone strips the next day.

Both men pleaded not guilty at Monday's arraignment in Dedham District Court. They are scheduled to appear in court again on April 3.

Good's bail was set at $10,000, but he is still serving his sentence stemming from a larceny charge. Bautista had yet to post bail on his drug case out of Superior Court, but that bail is now revoked. An additional $5,000 bail was also added with the new charge.

The Court imposed a $10,000 cash bail on Good, who is still serving his Quincy District Court sentence. The Court revoked Bautista’s bail on his open Superior Court case, which he had not yet posted.

“Keeping drugs out of the jail is vital to the safety and security of both the men incarcerated there and those charged with keeping them safe while in custody,” said District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey. “The introduction of contraband, particularly drugs, creates conflicts and dangerous situations between prisoners."

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