Woman accused of mailing drugs to Ottawa County Jail inmate

Katie Rosendale
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The exterior of the Ottawa County Jail. Two women have been charged with attempting to smuggle opioids into the jail earlier this year.
The exterior of the Ottawa County Jail. Two women have been charged with attempting to smuggle opioids into the jail earlier this year.

WEST OLIVE — Two Holland women have been charged after allegedly trying to smuggle opioids into the Ottawa County Jail, WOOD TV-8 reports.

In April and May, staff at the jail said they intercepted two packages that had been sent to an inmate from someone outside the jail. They found controlled substances inside the packages, disguised as normal mail, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives investigated and found that 36-year-old Marsha Bell had sent at least two packages containing controlled substances to 32-year-old inmate Monique Molina. Neither package had successfully entered the jail.

Deputies said testing at a state laboratory identified the controlled substance as buprenorphine, which is an opioid.

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Both women were charged with attempting to deliver a controlled substance, non-narcotic and attempting to furnish contraband to a prisoner, the sheriff’s office said. They were charged as fourth-time habitual offenders.

Bell and Molina were arraigned in July and denied bond, OCSO said. They are being held at the Ottawa County Jail as they await sentencing.

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Woman accused of mailing drugs to Ottawa County Jail inmate