Body scan reveals multiple bags of narcotics in woman at Clay County jailhouse

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — What started as an out-of-county warrant arrest turned into six new felony charges for one Middleburg woman.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said they found multiple bags of narcotics inside a woman’s body cavity while conducting a routine body scan inside the jailhouse.

Deputies were using a scanner like the ones airport security uses when the drugs were revealed.

She was holding 4.9 grams of methamphetamine, 3.5 grams of fentanyl, and 0.9 grams of cocaine, CCSO said.

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She was also holding Suboxone, a drug used for patients addicted to opioids, and 32 small, empty plastic baggies.

According to CCSO, she is now facing six new felony charges.

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