Sheriff: 8 charged in scheme to traffic drugs into Riverhead Jail
By: News 12 Staff Jan 26, 2022, 11:49am Updated on: Jan 27, 2022
The Sheriff's Department says eight people are under arrest and accused of drug trafficking at the Riverhead
Jail.
The department says five visitors illegally moved drugs like heroin
and marijuana into the facility when visiting three inmates.
According to the sheriff's office, those charged also used
the U.S. Postal Service to traffic the drugs.
All of the
suspects are now facing over 25 charges combined.