Crime & Safety

Drugs Mailed To Inmate Using Back Of A Postage Stamp: Sheriff

A woman mailed a postcard with drugs on the back of the stamp to her boyfriend, an inmate in Manatee County, the sheriff's office said.

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A woman mailed a postcard with drugs hidden on the back of the stamp to her boyfriend, an inmate at Manatee County Central Jail, the sheriff’s office said.
A woman mailed a postcard with drugs hidden on the back of the stamp to her boyfriend, an inmate at Manatee County Central Jail, the sheriff’s office said. (David Allen/Patch)

MANATEE COUNTY, FL — A woman attempted to smuggle drugs to her boyfriend, an inmate at Manatee County Central Jail, using the back of a postage stamp, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

A postcard mailed by Lynda Wetherby, 34, to her boyfriend, 43-year-old Brent Whitney, was delivered to the jail March 5 and inspected by a mail clerk, who found a bump on the back of the stamp.

An MCSO lab tested the substance on the back of the stamp and confirmed it was Suboxone.

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A woman mailed her boyfriend, an inmate at Manatee County Jail, a postcard with drugs on the back of a postage stamp. (Manatee County Sheriff's Office)

Wetherby and Whitney have been charged with the introduction of contraband into a correctional facility. Both remain in custody at the Manatee County Central Jail, MCSO said.

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