January 30, 2010 - Arturo Cantu, 33, Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute, Indiana, was sentenced to seven months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to possessing contraband in prison, announced Timothy M. Morrison, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Cantu is an inmate housed at the Federal Correctional Institution component of the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute, Indiana. On June 19, 2009, he was observed by an officer to have an inappropriately large bulge in the front area of his pants as he was walking through the institution. Based upon this observation, other officers ordered Cantu to submit to a body search. During the initial portion of the search, Cantu caused a bag to drop from his undershorts and then attempted to cover the bag with his shirt. When directed, Cantu handed the bag to an officer, who observed several small pieces of rolled paper in the bag. When asked what these were, Cantu replied that they contained marijuana. Laboratory analysis verified that the papers each contained a small amount of marijuana.
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