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Crime
Buckeye prison workers arrested in attempt to smuggle drugs
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Independent Newsmedia
Two prison workers have been arrested according to authorities for attempting to bring drugs into the Lewis prison in Buckeye.
The two, identified as Wileen Cipriano and Gina Ochoa, were contract workers in the commissionary.
According to court documents, Ochoa admitted to haveing a romantic relationship with one of the inmates and was tasked to pick up money for him.
Ochoa told investigators she couldn't tell them what the money was for.
Both Cipriano and Ochoa have been arrested and are facing charges of money laundering. With an additional charge to Cipriano for conspiring to bring in contraband into the prison.
