Two Oklahoma County detention officers were arrested in connection with a contraband investigation, an Oklahoma County Detention Center spokesman said.
Smith Akhigbe was arrested on Saturday and Keoni Damas was arrested on Tuesday. Both were arrested on complaints of conspiracy to commit a felony and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute.
Akhigbe, according to the probable cause affidavit admitted to investigators that he snuck in five “contraband packages” into the jail. Security footage captured the 31-year-old corrections officer hiding the items and later providing it to inmates.
Akhigbe told authorities he “had been paid a few thousand dollars” to bring in the packages, according to the affidavit.