NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Two visitors to Rikers Island were arrested Thursday after officers discovered they were smuggling marijuana stashed in balloons into the prison.
A Department of Correction dog alerted officers while smelling Christian Roman, 27, in the main visitor search area of the prison around 3 p.m., according to records obtained by the New York Daily News.
When they investigated further, they found 28 grams of cannabis stuffed into a balloon and wrapped in plastic.
Just two hours later, an officer found 15 grams of marijuana, a half-gram of tobacco and rolling papers in a balloon carried by Kenyatta Handy, 21.
Corrections officers arrested both visitors.
Last month two corrections officers were arrested for smuggling drugs and cell phones into Rikers
