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Drug trade found thriving in L.A. jails

An illicit drug trade is thriving at Los Angeles County jails, helped in part by crooked guards who deliver contraband to inmates.

San Jose Mercury News | Published: 10/03/2011 07:14

A Los Angeles Times investigation published Sunday finds three sheriff's guards were convicted and a fourth was fired in recent years for smuggling or attempting to smuggle narcotics past tight security in the nation's largest jail system. Investigators are looking into allegations that at least three more deputies brought drugs behind bars. Documents show guards are often corrupted by the prospect of quick cash. Keon Khatibi, a 19-year-old sheriff's custody assistant, was sentenced to 180 days in jail after trying to smuggle heroin and two syringes into jail in exchange for about $1,000.

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