PITTSBURGH — An inmate is charged with trying to bring drugs into the Allegheny County Jail.
Allegheny County police say detectives were called to the jail on Oct. 15 for a reported conspiracy to smuggle synthetic cannabinoids — also called K2 — into the jail through the attorney-client mailing process.
Detectives alleged that inmate Edwin Wylie-Biggs, 44, worked with people outside the jail to smuggle drugs inside.
Through witness interviews, detectives recovered documents addressed to Wylie-Biggs that tested positive for K2, police say.
Wylie-Biggs is facing multiple charges, including criminal conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility.
The investigation is ongoing.
Just last month, police charged three people in an alleged conspiracy to smuggle K2 into the jail.
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