The Virginia Department of Corrections announced Wednesday that they had arrested three suspects, including a woman from Roanoke after recovering $80,000 in illegal drugs following an attempt to smuggle the drugs into Fluvanna Correctional Facility in Troy.
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Consquela S. Lester of Roanoke (a VADOC probationer), Jennifer K. Robbins of Pearisburg (a former VADOC inmate), and Courtney P. Snidow of Pearisburg have been charged with the following:
- Delivery of drugs to an inmate (Robbins faces two of these charges)
- Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited
On Saturday, Jan. 18., Lester, Robbins, and Snidow were intercepted by VADOC corrections team members while attempting to visit inmates, according to a report.
VADOC Staff seized approximately 100 Buprenorphine and Naloxone strips (worth an estimated $80,000).
The VADOC also stated that charges were pending for two current VADOC inmates and the investigation remains active.