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As of right now, we have very little information, not any more information than I alluded to in court, there’s these two charges that allege possession of contraband that appears to be cocaine and an allegation that there was a firearm inside the home that was not registered to anybody that they believed to be residing in the home. – John DeMarco	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
He'll be in with a much different population, and he needs to be sure he doesn't make life there worse. And believe me, matters can be made much worse if, for example, he's associating with the wrong prisoners, smuggling in contraband or associating with guards. – Justin Paperny	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The last forests are menaced by forest fires, poaching, the unrestricted cutting down of valuable woodlands. Plant and animal biodiversity is endangered by contraband and illegal exportation. – Pope Francis	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The problem with the statement that youre apprehending 80 or 90 percent of drugs at ports of entry -- thats like saying you apprehend most contraband at TSA checkpoints at airports, you apprehend the contraband there because thats where you have the people, the screeners. I assure you if we had screeners of that same density across every single inch and mile of the southern border, youd have more drugs interdicted in those areas. – Stephen Miller	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We talk about technology. Several hundred million dollars for the technology to scan the cars coming through the ports of entry and that is to detect guns, its like an electronic dog almost to detect drugs, guns and contraband. – Nancy Pelosi	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Over the last almost 20 years now, cell phones have allowed these folks that are incarcerated and the folks on the outside to communicate and organize and bring contraband in and also pay for it, so, that is obviously a problem that we have addressed. – Corrections Director Bryan Stirling	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
It’s a clear message to folks that want to deliver contraband or are up to ill intent, or are on our property. – Corrections Director Bryan Stirling	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We have been attacked by drones, they have been delivering contraband into our institutions for the past few years. – South Carolina	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
No drugs or contraband or influence of escape, if it clears through the mailroom, it's delivered to the inmate. – Susan McNaughton	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
This was all about territory. This was about contraband, this was about cellphones, these folks are fighting over real money and real territory while they are incarcerated. – Bryan Stirling	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Prison guards who violate security procedures by smuggling drugs and other contraband to inmates undermine that safety and make an inherently dangerous environment more dangerous. – Pennsylvania Zane David Memeger	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They are used for terrorist attacks, but they are also used to smuggle arms and contraband, we have learned that these tunnels are being used well beyond Israel. Korea is another example -- tunnels have been found in North Korea. Here at home, more than 150 tunnels have been found since 2009. – Southern Israel	Found on CNN 8 years ago

As of right now, we have very little information, not any more information than I alluded to in court, there’s these two charges that allege possession of contraband that appears to be cocaine and an allegation that there was a firearm inside the home that was not registered to anybody that they believed to be residing in the home.

– John DeMarco

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He'll be in with a much different population, and he needs to be sure he doesn't make life there worse. And believe me, matters can be made much worse if, for example, he's associating with the wrong prisoners, smuggling in contraband or associating with guards.

– Justin Paperny

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The last forests are menaced by forest fires, poaching, the unrestricted cutting down of valuable woodlands. Plant and animal biodiversity is endangered by contraband and illegal exportation.

– Pope Francis

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The problem with the statement that youre apprehending 80 or 90 percent of drugs at ports of entry -- thats like saying you apprehend most contraband at TSA checkpoints at airports, you apprehend the contraband there because thats where you have the people, the screeners. I assure you if we had screeners of that same density across every single inch and mile of the southern border, youd have more drugs interdicted in those areas.

– Stephen Miller

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We talk about technology. Several hundred million dollars for the technology to scan the cars coming through the ports of entry and that is to detect guns, its like an electronic dog almost to detect drugs, guns and contraband.

– Nancy Pelosi

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Over the last almost 20 years now, cell phones have allowed these folks that are incarcerated and the folks on the outside to communicate and organize and bring contraband in and also pay for it, so, that is obviously a problem that we have addressed.

– Corrections Director Bryan Stirling

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

It’s a clear message to folks that want to deliver contraband or are up to ill intent, or are on our property.

– Corrections Director Bryan Stirling

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We have been attacked by drones, they have been delivering contraband into our institutions for the past few years.

– South Carolina

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

No drugs or contraband or influence of escape, if it clears through the mailroom, it's delivered to the inmate.

– Susan McNaughton

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

This was all about territory. This was about contraband, this was about cellphones, these folks are fighting over real money and real territory while they are incarcerated.

– Bryan Stirling

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Prison guards who violate security procedures by smuggling drugs and other contraband to inmates undermine that safety and make an inherently dangerous environment more dangerous.

– Pennsylvania Zane David Memeger

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They are used for terrorist attacks, but they are also used to smuggle arms and contraband, we have learned that these tunnels are being used well beyond Israel. Korea is another example -- tunnels have been found in North Korea. Here at home, more than 150 tunnels have been found since 2009.

– Southern Israel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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