Criminal Law
A California Man Is Accused of Smuggling Fentanyl Into Jail
Butte County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man suspected of smuggling fentanyl into the county jail, leading to several overdoses, authorities said.
The 35-year-old is accused of hiding the drugs in his anal cavity when he turned himself in to authorities on an outstanding warrant for property crimes, the sheriff’s office said.
The man was taken to jail on Wednesday. On Thursday, four inmates were hospitalized after suffering opioid overdoses in a medium-security housing unit of the jail. As of Friday, one remained in the hospital and the others were returned to custody, the Sacramento Bee reported.
