ATLANTA - A Fulton County deputy has been fired and arrested after investigators say he conspired with inmates to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the Rice Street jail using a drone.

What we know:

According to arrest warrants, a September 2 shakedown at the Fulton County Jail uncovered a "substantial amount of illegal contraband," including suspected cocaine, marijuana, crystal meth, drug strips, and a cellphone.

Investigators said the discovery came after command staff noticed a breach in a window and reviewed surveillance footage that showed inmates passing items under a fire door. A search later uncovered a note detailing a drone drop scheduled for either August 30 or 31, which investigators said implicated Deputy DeMarcus Jamal Tinsley, the floor officer at the time.

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