# MDC Brooklyn correctional officer marijuana and cigarette smuggling case

Other January 30, 2025 · [MDC Brooklyn](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/bro-mdc-brooklyn-metropolitan-detention-center-new-york)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

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## 4 stories on file

- Dec 11, 2025 [Corrupt MDC Brooklyn guard’s friend collected bribes to smuggle pot and cigs: feds](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxNTjc0WkdpV1RWWGlzT0htR1dKVmF2VUh3UVVwRmRodU5TNUZqWWVGc0Y5eXpBUWJqanhCVlNCaU56WkxET1lWeVBldnpYcURYaFVPRjdiTkxEeVZVQS1DaDNWYlRTMjFVTTNHU05WM3FNc1puQW91a0t2QUVGczNvRHhKOTlGOW9HZXZ5NkV6SGozbk5OdEZ6anNXQ21nbmktSDJ5TGlNZDRZb2tHeTdUR3NoUQ?oc=5) New York Daily News
- Jul 16, 2025 [MDC Brooklyn corrections officer admits smuggling pot, cigarettes into jail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivAFBVV95cUxOMGU2SGJJMld5WmkwY01OT3FKWDdRczBwalhmcWdvUk52TnZZbnFmRXZXTTZfMC1UY1hJSDZ3UmNWQ0dWalFMY3J2SHlfU3NPLTNGdmkxRFB6bml0QTFJUUxKU0RiR2RhZ0lvblJNWEdIZnh5bzBfalllQzhtUEpVY2QyTEFMNjVBYnRQcVFDaDhUbFlGcEFrSEtDMUgzdWwzQXo3Y3pJb0F3Q0JCVXN6R3hUVGRNUDNhMjBmZg?oc=5) Corrections1
- Feb 2, 2025 [MDC Brooklyn CO accused of attempting to smuggle vacuum-sealed bags of cigarettes, pot in his vest](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0wFBVV95cUxORkJRTVgycldVNUd0akI1d0cySDhzZXN2d1BDd203M0E2emhVdy1YT3huWDRMTWhjeTQwMV9kVVBsODF0WHhVSzF0X2ctLWxIbUZVUi02R1pyR1VrM0dTeF9RaF9jZk5uZF9zMGtoeUw2bkZyRnNocGNXSEtZcENvODh4ZEt2V3ZiaDhpODZoRW5PQ0tBTnA2dFZXWlMycTlQMFR1Zl9reHBkRTFueDlxVXdMVG5PY1dzMUJhRVNVNUhxa1Y1V1g5LVNBS21nTkM0ak1V?oc=5) Corrections1
- Jan 30, 2025 [MDC Brooklyn guard tried to smuggle vacuum-sealed bags of cigarettes, pot in his vest: feds](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxPMVVLSjlObXN1VDhtZ3d3MGhsR256cW5wWDJEWGUtZ1M4RzlTNExNaEpMNTNOeU5iZldkcU9QQk5RUnJBNzdYR0IwWm1jOE5ZVktXZEFqUlZKSTJ0Wm5mVGZyTWYtN0M4emFCVktubXZaSmQ5dmh1aWZhLUo5N2JaVEh3U1J6VGRUU3Ytc1ctTlQ1QTZVb1ZfSjh2QnZ1aEZ6eGFCUmd5UDlUcV9CS3Y0NnJ2VG1iZHZoczdyVjd2Wm0xS2xKLTZuUw?oc=5) New York Daily News

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