Medical brace filled with drugs sparks felony charge in Charlottesville

Woman charged after drugs found hidden in medical brace at Charlottesville jail

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — A drug drop disguised as a medical delivery led to felony charges for an Augusta County woman after staff at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail uncovered nearly 100 doses of Suboxone hidden inside a brace left at the facility’s front desk.

The incident happened on the morning of December 24, when jail personnel conducting a routine screening of incoming items discovered the contraband stashed inside what appeared to be a standard medical support brace. By the time staff made the discovery, the individual who had dropped off the brace was no longer on the premises…

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