Acadiana Crime News: Acadia jailer accused of smuggling contraband
An Acadia Parish Detention Center employee was arrested Thursday on accusations he was smuggling drugs and tobacco products to inmates. Lester J. Landry, 25, of the 200 block of Mary Street, Iota, was booked on malfeasance in office and bringing contraband into a penal institution, said Maxine Trahan, Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman. Authorities found drugs, tobacco products and cell phones during a search of the inmates, Trahan said. Landry, who remained in jail Thursday afternoon in lieu of $35,000 bail, is accused of bringing the drugs and tobacco into the jail.
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