An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail is facing new charges after he attempted to smuggle drugs into the facility through the attorney-client mail system, county police said via social media.
Detectives assigned to the Allegheny County Jail were alerted on Oct. 15, 2025, to a possible plan to bring synthetic cannabinoids into the facility using legal mail.
Investigators said Edwin Wylie-Biggs, 44, who was already incarcerated at the jail, coordinated with people outside the facility to arrange the delivery of narcotics…