Drugs Seized At New Hampshire Prisons: NH DOC

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections announced on Saturday that drugs have been confiscated at two of the state’s facilities during the past two weeks. Yesterday, investigators and a K-9 team at the New Hampshire State Prison in Concord confiscated 4.6 grams of a white substance believed to be cocaine. The suspect reportedly returned to the prison the day before, on Nov. 30, 2017, on a technical parole violation, and now faces delivery of articles to prisoners and acts prohibited; possession of a controlled substance charges, both felonies, according to Jeffrey Lyons, a public information officer for the NH DOC.

Back on Nov. 18, a woman visiting the prison in Berlin was reported intercepted with 100 strips of Suboxone hidden in one of her socks. She reportedly intended to pass the contraband onto her husband in the visiting room, investigators allege. She has also been charged with delivery of articles to prisoners and acts prohibited; possession of a controlled substance charges, both felonies.

The NH DOC did not release the names of either suspect in its press release.

“The introduction of contraband, and especially drugs, is a serious matter and we use all of the tools available to us to prevent their introduction into our correctional facilities,” said NH DOC Commissioner Helen E. Hanks. “Our work focuses on helping people with substance abuse issues, intercepting these drugs, helps us stay focused on recovery.”

Hanks thanked the investigators, the K-9 team, and corrections employees for their “diligence and excellent work in this matter.”

Both cases remain under investigation, according to Lyons.

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