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"Suspected Drugs" into a New Bedford Jail

An investigation is underway after a man was caught throwing a package of what was termed as “suspected drugs” into a New Bedford Jail yesterday. According to CBS 12 in Providence, The sheriff’s office said a security officer spotted the man throwing the package over the wall in the back parking lot of the Ash Street Jail. A security officer approached the suspect, the sheriff’s office said he took off running toward a nearby housing complex. The package was recovered before any inmates could retrieve it, and is in the process of being tested. The suspect will eventually be charged in connection with the incident, though he has not yet been identified or taken into custody.

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