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House panel to hold hearing on prison contraband

A Baltimore delegate says a hearing will be held to discuss a large smuggling conspiracy allegedly involving 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with gang ties.

Tags: Baltimore jail, Maryland General Assembly

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Va. lawmakers take aim at cigarette trafficking

Lawmakers are aiming to impose harsher penalties on cigarette traffickers in Virginia, where officials say low excise taxes have made it an attractive base for smugglers.

Tags: cigarettes, Virginia General Assembly

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