CORONA, Calif. (KESQ) – A Corona woman was arrested today for allegedly smuggling narcotics to an inmate residing at a Banning jail via the U.S. Postal Service following a yearlong investigation.
The suspect, a 51-year-old, was booked into Smith Correctional Facility Friday on suspicion of smuggling narcotics into a jail and for a parole violation, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
An investigation began in November into members of the public working with inmates to smuggle narcotics into the facility, according to Sgt. Matt Posson. Authorities identified the suspect and a 39-year-old Riverside man as the inmate who allegedly received the drugs…