Mailing Meth: Drug Scheme Lands Woodmere Postal Worker In Prison

CLEVELAND, OH — Four pounds of methamphetamine were delivered to the Beachwood Post Office in September 2017. That's when Marquacia Deshawn Morris, 27, then a U.S. Postal worker, grabbed the package of narcotics, knowing what it was, and later delivered it to a Richmond Heights man.

The drugs may have been provided by a Mexican drug cartel, according to a release from the Department of Justice. Morris may have diverted as many as 15 packages for the cartel. The last package grabbed by Morris was sent on Sept. 7, 2017 and was mailed from California to Beachwood.

Morris will spend the next eight years of her life in prison after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than two kilograms of methamphetamine. Devon Williams, 24, of Richmond Heights, will spend 15 years in prison for taking the methamphetamine from Morris.

"Postal employees are paid to deliver mail, not drugs. The vast majority of the Postal Service's 600,000 employees are hard-working, trustworthy individuals. Unfortunately, a few of them decide to engage in criminal conduct, as in this case," said U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Kenneth Cleevely, Eastern Area Field Office, said.

When the package of methamphetamine was delivered to the Beachwood Postal Office on Sept. 7, Morris reportedly took the drugs and then went on her regular, daily route. Four days later, she met up with Williams and gave him the package of methamphetamine.

Law enforcement tracked the package back to 440 Richmond Park East in Richmond Heights, according to court documents. The duo were indicted for their actions in October 2017.

"When postal employees decide to risk their job, benefits, retirement, and freedom to get involved with drug trafficking, Special Agents of the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General will work with Postal Inspectors and the U.S. Attorney's Office to put them all in federal prison," Cleeverly said.

The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated this case with the help of the Willoughby Hills Police Department.

“We increasingly see drug traffickers attempting to utilize whatever transportation method they can to get their drugs into the country, including the mail and private carriers,” U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said. “The Postal Service’s investigators and all in law enforcement are working to stop the flow of drugs before they reach our streets.”

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