A detention deputy of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Adult Detention Center was arrested Friday after officials said he was caught smuggling contraband into the W.C. "Dub" Brassell Detention Center.

Deputy Joshua Brown, 22, was booked into DBDC at approximately 7:57 p.m. after he was caught by detention supervisors concealing variously prohibited and illegal items when he reported working for the evening shift a press release said.

According to officials, Brown had planned to deliver drugs, cell phones, chargers, and cigarettes to a detainee housed in the facility in exchange for money.

Upon a search of Brown's vehicle, Tri-County Drug Task Force Investigators located a firearm and several magazines the release said.

Brown was booked in on probable cause for violations of Arkansas Code: furnishing, possessing, or using prohibited articles, possession of a controlled substance with the purpose to deliver, and simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms.

"Thanks to the diligence and attentiveness of our supervisory staff, the introduction of this contraband into the detention center was averted today", Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. said "We have a zero-tolerance policy against contraband and we will seek the maximum penalty possible for those who choose to ignore it and violate the law. They must know that they will be caught, arrested, and prosecuted to the fullest extent possible. Bringing unauthorized items such as drugs and phones into the detention facility threatens the safety and security of our facility as well as that of those who work and are detained therein."