Tag: East Hidalgo Detention Center
Members of drug trafficking ring sentenced; Men orchestrated contraband smuggling while in custody
McALLEN — After waiting for five years to learn their fate, three members of a drug trafficking ring learned their sentences in federal court...
Former La Villa staffer gets 6 months for smuggling contraband
McALLEN — A man who once worked as a commissary officer at the East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa has been sentenced to...
Council absences costing La Villa thousands in prison revenue
LA VILLA — The city of La Villa again failed to renew a private prison contract after the city council failed to establish quorum...
Former La Villa guard pleads guilty to smuggling cocaine
McALLEN — A former correctional officer at the East Hidalgo Detention Center has pleaded guilty to smuggling cocaine to an inmate being held at...