Inmate, Woman Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Delco Prison

THORNTON, PA — An Delaware County inmate and a woman are accused of smuggling drugs into the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

Cynthia Rees, 39, of Brookhaven, and Amir Sanchez, 41, an inmate at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility have been charged with trafficking narcotics into the correctional facility.

According to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, the prison's mailroom staff seized eight packages with controlled substances in them between February and August this year.

Field tests of these packages yielded a positive indication for the presence of synthetic cannabinoids and suboxone. One of the packages was sent by Rees to Sanchez, the DA's office said. The other packages were linked to Rees and were sent to various inmates, according to the DA's office.

The county's Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at Rees's home Sept. 3, which resulted in authorities seizing about $25,000 in cash, as well as illegal narcotics, including Xanax, Adderall, and drug related paraphernalia. On Sept. 8, Detective Sean Gallagher of the Narcotics Task Force went to the prison and took Sanchez into custody for his role as a co-conspirator to Rees.

At that time Sanchez was incarcerated at GWH awaiting trial on charges unrelated to the current investigation.

Bail was set at 10 percent of $150,000 for both Rees and Sanchez. The two were remanded to
George Hill.