KY prison workers face charges in drug trafficking case

KSP: Inmates, COs charged in alleged drug ring at EKCC

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (March 16, 2026) — Kentucky State Police, in conjunction with the HIDTA Gateway Area Drug Task Force, have arrested five individuals on 22 charges related to drug trafficking, official misconduct and other offenses following an investigation at…

Inmates, former COs arrested on drug chares at E. Ky. prison

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (March 16, 2026) — Kentucky State Police, in conjunction with the HIDTA Gateway Area Drug Task Force, have arrested five individuals on 22 charges related to drug trafficking, official misconduct and other offenses following an investigation at…

Bell Co. mother charged with assisting son in prison drug trafficking ring

A mother and son from Bell County are among five people arrested following an investigation into drug trafficking and organized crime at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex. WRIL reports that the facility contacted the Kentucky State Police last September and KSP began a joint investigation with the HIDTA Gateway Area Drug Task Force. It was determined that former correctional officers at EKCC, 32-year-old William Caudill and 34-year-old D…

KY prison workers face charges in drug trafficking case

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) say current and former employees at two Kentucky state prisons are among those facing charges stemming from separate investigations. After Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) officials discovered illegal drugs inside the prison at West Liberty, the KSP, in conjunction with the HIDTA Gateway Area Drug Task Force, have arrested five individuals on twenty-two charges related to drug tra…