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Marino A. Magaro, 24, of Mechanicsburg.

(Fairview Township police)

A York County Prison employee was charged with dealing drugs in Fairview Township following an undercover investigation earlier this month, according to police.

Marino A. Magaro, 24, of the 5000 block of Ravenwood Drive in Mechanicsburg, was taken into custody by Fairview Township officers April 9 after they said Magaro sold an unspecified amount of marijuana to an individual in an undercover operation, according to a township police press release. Magaro was also found in possession of several other drugs, including crack cocaine and MDMA, known by its street name as ecstasy, police said.

Township police confirmed that Magaro was employed by the York County Prison at the time of his arrest, but a prison representative was unavailable as of Tuesday evening to confirm Magaro's current employment status.

Drug paraphernalia was also found in Magaro's possession following his arrest, the release added.

Magaro was ultimately charged with two felony counts of drug possession with the intent to distribute, five misdemeanor counts of intentional possession of a control substance by a person not registered and a single misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records.

Magaro was released on unsecured $25,000 bail after his arraignment April 21 by Magisterial District Judge Scott J. Gross, court records state. His next appearance was scheduled for May 12 before Judge Gross.