A Bible was used for more than just prayers at a Mississippi jail last week.
Courtney Ford, 30, brought a Bible to an inmate, but her intention wasn’t spiritual, authorities say. Instead, the good book contained a stash of methamphetamine, according to the Daily Journal.
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The inmate, Jason Estes, was convicted last week on charges of trafficking meth and was awaiting transfer to a state prison to serve a 40-year sentence. His sentence could be reconsidered, and his bond was set at 30,000 on the new charges, the Journal reported.
“We search every item that is brought into the jail, and the property officer noticed something wrong. There was a bulge in the back cover of the Bible,” Jim Johnson, Lee County Sheriff, told the Journal. “We cut it open and found a powdery substance.”
The substance turned out to be methamphetamine, police said.
In addition, Ford was charged with possession of a controlled substance and attempt to introduce contraband into a correctional facility.