Bradley County inmates and an alleged accomplice outside have been charged with trying to smuggle drugs into the jail.
Two female prisoners were spotted on security cameras “involved in a strange activity by the exterior wall of the jail,” according to a statement from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers saw a small string hanging from the exterior jail wall and, as they got closer, saw that items were attached to the string which was being pulled upwards to the top floor of one of the jail’s housing pods, authorities said.
A deputy managed to grab the string before it and the items attached to it disappeared into the jail.
“Upon detaining the women, 19 straws interconnected with duct tape were found that the women were trying to conceal,” authorities said. “The straws attached to the string and additional straws found in the area contained an assortment of prescription medication, marijuana, tobacco, and matches.”