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FBI and DEA Deploy Agents to Infamous Diddy Prison
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FBI and DEA Deploy Agents to Infamous Diddy Prison

Law enforcement on Monday conducted a joint operation at the Brooklyn federal prison, where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held without bail on sex trafficking charges.

“This operation was planned and there is no active threat,” a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said in a statement.

Law enforcement spotted at the scene included members of the NYPD, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI, photos show. They also brought in a K-9 unit and spent hours at the facility.

There was no immediate connection to Combs, and the prison has been under fire for years over conditions and staffing difficulties. The BOP shared some details and said officials plan to release more information later.

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The agencies involved included the BOP and the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General, which, along with other law enforcement agencies, are “conducting an interagency operation designed to achieve our shared goal of maintaining a safe environment at the both for our employees and for the incarcerated people housed at MDC Brooklyn. ” said the BOP spokesperson.

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Combs, whose lawyers requested that he be held in New Jersey instead, was placed in jail. systematic suicide surveillance in the facility upon arrival, Fox News Digital previously reported.

The prison has faced criticism in recent months over conditions inside, which have become so bad that the Associated Press reported last month that some judges had stopped sending inmates there.

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Marc Agnifilo and Tenny Geragos carry briefcases during Sean Diddy Combs' court hearingMarc Agnifilo and Tenny Geragos carry briefcases during Sean Diddy Combs' court hearing

Diddy’s attorneys, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, arrive in court on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Sean “Diddy” Combs faces federal charges related to sex trafficking.

Other high-profile inmates previously held at MDC Brooklyn include R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell and Sam Bankman-Fried.

Combs has pleaded not guilty in the federal case. New accusers continue to come forward in civil lawsuits.

Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell’s longtime lover who died before his trial in his own sex trafficking case, was being held in another federal prison. in Manhattan, which was temporarily closed.

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The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, a United States federal administrative detention center, is pictured on July 6, 2020 in New York.

Many of its inmates were transferred to Brooklyn.

Members of New York’s congressional delegation have expressed concerns for years about staffing levels and other concerns at both facilities.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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