DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a corrections officer at SCI Dallas was bringing drugs into the prison and was planning to do it again.
According to police, corrections officer Thomas Wren, 37, of Nanticoke delivered contraband in the form of controlled substances into SCI Dallas.
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Police say on April 4, an undercover agent arranged a meeting at a store in Whitehall, Lehigh County, to deliver the replica contraband to Wren that he planned on bringing into the prison. Court records indicate Wren believed he was purchasing 30 films of Buprenorphine, commonly known as Suboxone, and 100 sheets of paper saturated with synthetic cannabinoids.
According to court documents, when Wren received the drugs and cash from the undercover agent, he was then placed under arrest.
Wren has been charged with manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, contraband/controlled substance, and other related charges.
