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Wichita Falls Woman Gets Six Years for Smuggling Drugs in Bibles and Legal Mail Into Texas Prisons, Officials Say
Authorities said 4.9 pounds of synthetic cannabinoids were seized from her home after staff intercepted the mail scheme.
- On Thursday, a Wichita Falls court sentenced Henna Havila Martinez to six years in prison for mailing Bibles saturated with synthetic cannabinoids to inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system.
- The investigation began at the Allred Unit when TDCJ staff identified leather-covered Bibles with heavily saturated pages that tested positive for synthetic cannabinoids, prompting the Office of Inspector General to investigate.
- Surveillance footage from a Wichita Falls Office Depot captured Martinez using a self-checkout kiosk to mail three packages containing 360 grams of synthetic cannabinoids to incarcerated individuals.
- A subsequent search of Martinez's residence uncovered approximately 4.9 pounds of synthetic cannabinoids in liquid, powder, and sheet forms, revealing the scale of the smuggling operation.
- "This case underscores the persistent challenges we face in contraband entering our facilities through the mail," Executive Director Bobby Lumpkin said, crediting staff vigilance and OIG investigators for stopping the substances from reaching inmates.
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