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Police got wind of the alleged plot, which included messages referencing a $2,500 upfront payment, recently when the inmate’s contraband phone was seized by authorities, TMZ said.

Using contraband cellphones from his prison cell, Torres oversaw a black market for extorted commissary goods called the “kitty.”

Relatives of those killed in the crash believe the goods train may have been carrying contraband fuel on behalf of a smuggling ring.

During the trial, prosecutors made clear that California prisons are flooded with contraband cellphones, which gang leaders use to control rackets inside and outside their lockups.

After the first scene in the film, there’s a title card that explains that after your visit, you started getting outreach from inmates within the prison on contraband cellphones.