A Montgomery man is behind bars, accused of trying to smuggle drugs into an Alabama prison.

Keante Jamal Shipp, 21, was taken into custody Saturday outside Elmore Correctional Facility.

Shortly before 9:30 p.m., the Staton K9 team was alerted to a possible trespasser on the property, said spokeswoman Kelly Betts. Once on the scene, they located Shipp and took him into custody.

Tracking dogs were then deployed to backtrack the suspect’s track and found multiple packages wrapped in duct tape.

Shipp is charged with trafficking marijuana, promoting prison contraband and criminal trespassing.

He is being held in the Elmore County Jail.

Betts said the investigation is ongoing and more charges could be filed.

“Stopping the flow of illegal contraband into ADOC facilities is critical to reducing drug abuse, overdoses, and inmate violence,’’ said ADOC Commissioner John Q. Hamm.