Diddy's NYC jail conducts 'interagency operation'

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

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

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

There was no direct connection to Combs, and the prison has been under fire for years for its conditions and staffing issues. The BOP shared some details and said authorities planned to release more information later.

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DEA agents enter MDC Brooklyn federal prison

DEA agents enter the MDC Brooklyn prison in New York during an “interagency operation” on Monday, October 28, 2024. (Olga Fe (FreedomNewsTV))

Agencies involved included the BOP and the Justice Department’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 for both our employees as well as the incarcerated individuals housed at MDC Brooklyn. ,” said the BOP spokesperson.

Combs, whose lawyers asked that he be held in New Jersey instead, was placed in custody routine suicide watch at the facility when he arrived, Fox News Digital previously reported.

Sean Diddy Combs wears a black shirt in a courtroom during a bail appeal hearing.

Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty last month, and a judge set his trial date for May 5. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

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

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

Diddy’s lawyers, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, will appear in court on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing federal charges related to sex trafficking. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)

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

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

Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell’s longtime lover who died before trial in his own sex trafficking case, was held in another federal prison in Manhattan, which is 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 City. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Many of the prisoners were transferred to Brooklyn.

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

The Associated Press contributed to this report.