A counselor at Lewis Prison in Buckeye was arrested on Jan. 3 after an investigation into drug and contraband cellphone smuggling, according to records filed in Maricopa Superior Court. Berman Comon, hired in 2013, had an office that three inmates used to package drugs for sale in the prison, according to court documents.

According to the court record, Comon approached a body scanner with a QuikTrip cup ... carfentanyl and heroin. The prison value of the drugs was estimated at $83,000, the records said.

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