LAURINBURG, N.C. -- Authorities said a Laurinburg man posing as a pastor tried to smuggle drugs into a Scotland County Detention Facility by hiding them in a Bible.
Scotland County narcotics investigators had suspected someone was bringing drugs into the facility, and they were able to identify the alleged suspect through an undercover operation.
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According to the Scotland County Detective Division's Facebook page, 28-year-old James A. Morman III visited the jail on Dec. 31 disguised as a minister.
A search of the Bible he carried revealed Suboxone strips, an opioid medication used to treat opioid addiction, inside.
Authorities then conducted a sweep of the entire detention facility and found other illegal substances and contraband.
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Morman and jailed inmate Bryson Brown have been charged in connection with the operation.
Both were charged with felony possession of controlled substance within a prison or detention facility, felony delivery of a controlled substance to an inmate, controlled substance schedule III, and misdemeanor simple possession of schedule III.