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A health worker on Rikers Island was caught bringing contraband tobacco and marijuana into the prison complex, and when he was stopped he acknowledged he'd done it before, according to a criminal complaint.
The complaint, made public Saturday by the Bronx district attorney's office, charged Richard Bustamante Quon, 42, with promoting prison contraband and official misconduct.
His arrest is part of an ongoing probe by the city's Department of Investigation into jails. Correction officials are trying to cut down on contraband, especially weapons, in part by tightening restrictions on the 300,000 people who visit Rikers inmates each year.
The complaint against Quon said marijuana and tobacco were found inside what appeared to be a bottle of lotion he was carrying. It said Quon also had two packs of Newport cigarettes.
The complaint says that when Quon was confronted, he said, "I knew what was in there but I only did...
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