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Drug-detecting body scanner catches contraband in Davidson County

The Davidson County Sheriff's Office introduces a new drug-detecting body scanner inside the detention center.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — New technology has already helped a Triad sheriff's office clean up its jail.

The Davidson County Sheriff's Office recently bought a new body scanner. It caught someone trying to sneak drugs into the jail inside their body.

Captain Cory Mann with the Sheriff's Office said it's been worth the investment. 

"A new intake came in from court she probably knew she was being sentenced that day so she had what we called a 'suitcase,' which she put an item up her orifice and she was not able to introduce that into the detention center because it was captured here first," said Mann. 

Captain Mann said the scanner is a game-changer for the center. Before, it was tough catching inmates trying to smuggle in contraband.

"We usually don’t have any knowledge of that until they get out to the pods and stuff starts getting introduced to either themselves or other inmates and then we can have an overdose possibly," said Mann. 

The sheriff's office released a statement saying:

We are releasing this information as a courtesy to anyone planning a stay in our facility. If you attempt to hide narcotics, weapons, or other items of contraband to introduce into the Detention Facility, please re-think that decision. No amount of contraband is worth risking the safety and well-being of yourself or the other residents/staff of the Davidson County Detention Center. 

On Feb. 23., during the jail's intake process, the body scanner detected drugs in someone's body. Once they started feeling overdose symptoms, they were taken to a local medical facility for treatment.

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