A 36-year-old prison guard from the Nancy remand center (Meurthe-et-Moselle) was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention this Wednesday, being suspected of being involved in trafficking, particularly in drugs, with two detained, reports The Republican East.
Father of a family, the civil servant has been the subject of an investigation for several months. He was arrested at his home, near Nancy. During the search of his home, investigators discovered nearly 4,500 euros in cash. The source of this money will need to be clarified. Another search took place in the remand center, with the support of a dog brigade, particularly in the cupboard used by this guard.
Two detainees with whom he allegedly carried out this trafficking were also placed in police custody for questioning. The phones they had in their cell were seized for exploitation. The official is suspected of having facilitated the entry of food, narcotics, or even telephones, into the prison, in exchange for remuneration.
The Nancy public prosecutor’s office indicated “that as part of an investigation entrusted to the territorial crime division (DCT) of DIPN 54, two detainees and a guard from the Nancy remand center were placed in police custody last week”. A judicial investigation was opened on June 19 on charges of “acquisition, possession, transport and transfer of narcotics”, “illicit handing over of objects to detainees (in particular mobile phones)”, “passive corruption by a person holding the public authority and money laundering.
Last month, a female guard at the same prison was suspended on suspicion of having a romantic relationship with a prisoner in her cell. She is the subject of administrative and judicial proceedings.
