A man posing as a pastor was arrested for attempting to sneak narcotics into a North Carolina jail through Bibles.

James Morman posed as a pastor with multiple Bibles filled with drugs at the Scotland County Jail in North Carolina on New Year’s Eve but was caught trying to pass drugs off to inmates, the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.

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Just when you think you have heard and seen it all,” Sheriff Ralph Kersey said in a separate Facebook post. “A person shows up tonight at the Scotland County Detention Center impersonating a Pastor to visit a[n] inmate. In his Bible he had concealed narcotics. Yes you can visit and also stay for awhile.”

Inmate Byron Brown was arrested in connection with the incident, according to the Charlotte Observer.

Both men were charged with possession of a controlled substance and carrying contraband within a detention facility, according to the sheriff’s office post.

The Bibles were filled with Suboxone strips, a common alternative used by those addicted to opioids. Police say the men were caught as a result of an undercover investigation in which the entire prison was "swept" for contraband.