TYLER, Texas — A man and woman have been indicted for a drug trafficking scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, according to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Adell Willis, a 43-year-old from Lewisville, Texas, and Judy Ly, a 30-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan, were named in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury this week in the Eastern District of Texas. Willis and Ly face charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute synthetic drugs and conspiracy to possess contraband in prison. Additionally, Ly is charged with possession of synthetic drugs with intent to distribute.
The indictment alleges that beginning in March 2023, Willis and Ly conspired to possess synthetic opioids, synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic stimulants, and other controlled analogues in correctional institutions. It is further alleged that Willis purchased synthetic drugs from China, having them shipped to his residence in the Eastern District of Texas and Ly’s residence in Michigan. Once received, Willis and Ly allegedly converted the drugs to a liquid form before soaking sheets of paper in the mixture. These saturated sheets were then delivered to inmates at various federal and state correctional institutions across the country, according to the indictment…