LA Sheriff data shows dozens of narcotic discoveries at the jail prior to the arrest.
LA County Sheriff's Department data shows there have been dozens of narcotics discoveries inside the North County Correctional Facility this year; officials say there is a widening investigationInternal affairs investigators arrested an LA County Sheriff's deputy in an investigation focused on how illegal drugs were being smuggled into the County's sprawling jail facility in Castaic, according to officials and several law enforcement sources.
"The Department's Internal Criminal Investigation Bureau initiated an investigation into allegations involving an employee," the Sheriff's Department said in a statement Tuesday.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
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