Ten people have been accused of operating a drug smuggling ring within the Hidalgo County Detention Center in Lordsburg. District Attorney Norman Wheeler announced the charges Wednesday and said the investigation was ongoing.

Among the defendants is the son of Hidalgo County Manager Tisha Green, although Green herself is not implicated and an arrest affidavit indicates she was instrumental in bringing the alleged criminal ring to the attention of investigators. Neither Green nor the detention center responded to queries for this story.

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