An investigation by the Tennessee Department of Correction resulted in 14 arrests Wednesday, including people who were accused of either introduction of contraband or conspiracy to introduce contraband at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex west of Pikeville.
Authorities charged five civilians and nine inmates in the investigation, according to a TDOC statement.
Two of the civilians, Sonia Mayes and Chamique Calhoun, are from Chattanooga.
The other civilians arrested, all Tennessee residents, were identified as Mitzi Ann Boyd Quillen of Bristol; Helena Bussey-Harris of Nashville; and Patricia Pittman of Memphis.
The inmates charged were identified as Malik Phillips; Jesse Harris; Corey Byrd; Timothy Demery; Seth Boyd; Jerry Pittman; Joshua Mooneyham; Jeremy Fleming and Stephen Ezell.