NEWBERRY, Mich. – Two Lower Peninsula men have been arrested after reportedly attempting to smuggle drugs into an Upper Peninsula prison.
It happened Feb. 28 at the Newberry Correctional Facility, located about an hour west of Sault Ste. Marie.
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According to authorities, Michigan State Police troopers stopped a vehicle near the facility after noticing “suspicious activity.”
At that time, police said prison staff found a package inside the prison yard containing about 100 grams of methamphetamine and four ounces of THC wax.
The facility is surrounded by two chain-link fences.
The vehicle’s occupants -- 27-year-old Travonte Brown and 32-year-old Daquarius Turner, both of Kalamazoo -- and a 16-year-old boy were taken into custody.
Brown and Turner were both charged Tuesday, March 3, with delivering/manufacturing methamphetamine and marijuana, bringing contraband into a prison and contributing to the delinquency of children.
They were both given a $10,000 bond and are scheduled to return to court on March 12.
The teen boy, a resident of Battle Creek, is expected to be charged with smuggling contraband into a prison, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, and possession with intent to deliver THC. His name is being withheld due to his age.