Deadly Drugs Soaked Into Paper Are Killing Inmates in Jails
Criminals are soaking deadly lab-made drugs into paper and smuggling them into jails through letters, books, and legal documents. The drugs are killing inmates and confusing investigators who couldn't figure out how people were overdosing without pills or needles.
A new smuggling method is killing inmates across the country. Drug dealers are soaking powerful synthetic drugs into ordinary paper and mailing it into jails.
Justin Wilks, head investigator at one jail, said officials were stumped when inmates kept overdosing without any visible drugs. "The paper itself must be the culprit — and it was deadly," Wilks said.
The drugs can be absorbed through skin contact or by eating small pieces of the treated paper. Letters from family members, pages from books, and even legal documents have been found soaked with these substances.
This method bypasses traditional security screening because the paper looks completely normal. X-ray machines and metal detectors can't spot the invisible drugs.
The synthetic drugs used are often much more powerful than traditional drugs like heroin. Even tiny amounts can cause fatal overdoses, making this smuggling method extremely dangerous for inmates, guards, and mail handlers.
This shows how drug dealers are finding new ways to get around security measures. It puts inmates, jail staff, and anyone handling the mail at risk of accidental overdoses from simply touching contaminated paper.
Jails will likely increase screening of all incoming mail and documents for drug contamination.
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