Galloway corrections officer charged for smuggling drugs, cellphones into jail
The county prosecutor says Mercado smuggled contraband into jail to "further a criminal organization."
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Oct 17, 2020, 1:54 PM
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Updated 1,421 days ago
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A corrections officer from Galloway was charged for smuggling drugs and
cellphones into the jail he worked at.
Luis Mercado worked as a corrections officer at Atlantic Justice
Facility in Mays Landing.
The county prosecutor says Mercado smuggled contraband into jail to
"further a criminal organization."
Mercado is charged with second-degree misconduct.
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