Correction officer caught smuggling drugs into Rikers

NEW YORK

The suspect has been identified as Lashar Williams, who has been with the Department of Corrections since 1999.

The 38-year-old is accused of dealing marijuana and other drugs to inmates.

He is now suspended without pay from his $76,000-a-year job.

Williams faces up to 11 years in prison if convicted.

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