CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI— Two people have been charged with trying to smuggle drugs into the Kinross Correctional Facility in Chippewa County.
Last month, the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team received a tip from the Michigan Department of Corrections about a potential smuggling attempt involving an MDOC officer.
In partnership with the MDOC, detectives from Michigan State Police UPSET-East and troopers from the Sault and St. Ignace Posts conducted coordinated stops on the suspects’ vehicles. Andre Taylor, 59, of Clinton Township and Edward King, 57, of Detroit were arrested for trying to smuggle illegal contraband into the Kinross Correctional Facility. Taylor was employed as a corrections officer with the MDOC and was on a temporary work assignment at Kinross.
Troopers executed search warrants, and after further investigation seized the following:
- 15 full sheets of suspected K2 paper
- 50 A12 suboxone strips
- 514 N8 suboxone strips
- 74 grams of marijuana wax
- 62 grams of methamphetamine
The contraband is estimated to be worth about $443,000. Officers also seized $4,592 in cash from Taylor. It’s suspected to be payment for the illegal operation.
