Woman arrested at Calipatria prison
A woman was arrested over the weekend after prison officials say she tried to smuggle marijuana into Calipatria State Prison.
Maria Michelle Hernandez, 33, of Los Angeles visited the prison on Saturday, when an officer noticed the smell of marijuana.
Officers then searched Hernandez and found ten latex bindles containing a total of 26.3 grams of marijuana. The pot could have sold for about $6,500 inside prison walls, according to officers.
Hernandez was booked into Imperial County Jail and is facing felony charges, if convicted she could spend three to five years in prison.
