LASD digs for evidence in jail-smuggling operation
LASD digs for evidence in jail-smuggling operation
Source: The Signal
Date: 05/20/2026 5:45pm
Article Summary:
**LASD Investigates Black Tar Heroin Smuggling Operation at Pitchess Detention Center**
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a new heroin-smuggling operation at the Pitchess Detention Center, using monitored calls, X-rays and search warrants to track the flow of narcotics. Authorities say inmates worked with an outside “street secretary” to coordinate drug deliveries, including one case in which heroin was recovered after an inmate was placed on contraband watch. A 24-year-old woman linked to both incidents has been arrested but not charged, and no new charges have yet been filed against the inmates involved.
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Date: 05/20/2026 5:45pm
Article Summary:
**LASD Investigates Black Tar Heroin Smuggling Operation at Pitchess Detention Center**
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a new heroin-smuggling operation at the Pitchess Detention Center, using monitored calls, X-rays and search warrants to track the flow of narcotics. Authorities say inmates worked with an outside “street secretary” to coordinate drug deliveries, including one case in which heroin was recovered after an inmate was placed on contraband watch. A 24-year-old woman linked to both incidents has been arrested but not charged, and no new charges have yet been filed against the inmates involved.
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