The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced Friday that 52-year-old Avelino Ramirez of Vallejo admitted to one count of wire fraud.
According to his plea agreement, Ramirez engaged in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the prisons and plant the items in common areas of the prisons, which he would then pretend to discover.
Among the items planted included methamphetamine, cannabis and cocaine, along with drug paraphernalia, tobacco, cellphones and weapons. During certain instances, prosecutors said Ramirez mixed narcotics with salt and or sugar and mixed cannabis with lawn trimmings.
Ramirez, who is out on bond, is scheduled to be sentenced on Sep. 18. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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