Authorities have taken three individuals into custody following accusations of smuggling illegal items into the Oklahoma County Detention Center via the postal service.
Authorities report that individuals in a residence in Oklahoma City were saturating documents with narcotics and subsequently sending them to prisoners for distribution within the correctional facility.
“The whole package itself was 60 grams, which would’ve been enough to kill the entire jail 20 times over,” investigator Noah Kenney said.
Investigators have revealed that the correspondence sent to the Oklahoma County jail included fentanyl and methamphetamine. A lengthy operation has resulted in the incarceration of three individuals, with authorities identifying one suspect as the mastermind behind the scheme.
“About 10 o’clock last night, we heard a jail phone call that stated they got everything inside,” investigator Gaven Fields said.
On Tuesday, authorities from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Oklahoma County Detention Center arrived at a residence close to Northeast 15th Street and Bryant Avenue to apprehend the woman in charge.
“A lot of paraphernalia, a lot of residue of narcotics. There’s also a meth lab inside that we just found inside,” Fields said.
The Criminal Investigations Division has intensified efforts to address criminal activities within the jail, highlighting that many operations are frequently uncovered through phone communications.
“Also listening to jail phone calls about them waiting for that package to get there, how much money could come from that one package,” Fields said. “A lot of information came from jail phone calls, and that leads us to investigations outside the jail.”
Counterfeit correspondence was also revealed throughout the inquiry.
“The label on the front appeared to be printed and glued onto it. It was false legal mail,” Fields said. “It’s not as undetectable now. We know what we’re looking for now.”
Officials at the Oklahoma County Detention Center reported that any drugs found within the facility are submitted to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics for evidence and subsequently destroyed. Detention officers at the jail don specific gear when handling mail to ensure they remain protected from any potential exposure.