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Two former inmates were arrested June 15 on drug and contraband charges near Fountain Correctional Facility, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.

Public Information Manager Kelly Betts said in a release that Sherman Mickles and Robert Oliver, were arrested and transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton, and charged with trafficking methamphetamine, two counts of attempting to commit a controlled substance crime, possession of marijuana I and prohibited activities.

Betts said on Sunday, ADOC K-9 personnel noticed a suspicious vehicle near state property and investigated. The driver was identified as Mickles, and passengers included a female juvenile and an infant, she added.

“Mickles was detained and the K-9 Unit tracked and located a second suspect, former inmate Oliver,” she said. “A backpack was recovered near Oliver.”

The contents of the backpack included approximately:

• 1 bottle of vodka
• 1 Bluetooth speaker
• 7 wireless earbuds
• 11 USB blocks
• 23 USB cords
• 18 cell phones
• 1 digital scale
• 82 grams of methamphetamines
• 988 grams of marijuana

Poarch and Atmore Police Departments assisted in the arrests, Betts said.

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be pending.