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“So I had to smuggle contraband into a high-profile event with the risk of losing my diploma that I worked so hard to get this year.”

Earlier this year, the chief inspector of prisons warned about contraband illegally getting to inmates at the prison including gangs using drones to smuggle in weapons, drugs and phones.

From his prison cell in Monterey County, Sanchez, 58, used contraband cellphones to direct one of the largest drug trafficking organizations in Alaska history, federal authorities say.

Evidence presented during trial showed the three longtime inmates had exploited the California prison system’s inability to weed out contraband phones .

“The department is investigating yesterday’s incident with our local law enforcement partners, including any introduction of contraband into the facility,” she said.