EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Ten people have been arrested and charged in connection with a drug and contraband ring operating within the Hidalgo County Detention Center in Lordsburg, New Mexico, according to the Sixth Judicial District Attorney's Office.

The people who were arrested included both inmates and outside accomplices who allegedly served as distributors, runners and facilitators, the DA's Office said.

The investigation began when a District Attorney’s Office investigator, while reviewing inmate phone calls for an unrelated case, identified suspicious conversations involving prison inmates and a detention center kitchen worker.

This discovery prompted a deeper investigation, revealing a broader criminal operation, the DA's Office said.

Investigators uncovered a network responsib

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