A Mukilteo woman arrested by Bellingham police on suspicion of burglary and theft from Walmart along with numerous other warrants reportedly was found attempting to smuggle an iPhone-sized container with 50 grams heroin into Whatcom County Jail.
Jenny Mae Lounsbury, 39, was in the process of being booked into the jail Saturday, Nov. 23, on suspicion of second-degree burglary and third-degree theft along with outstanding warrants for three counts of third-degree driving while license suspended and two counts of third-degree theft when Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Corrections deputies made the discovery, Chief Deputy Kevin Hester told The Bellingham Herald.
“After booking her into jail, corrections staff ran her through the scanner and noticed an anomaly consistent with a body carry of drugs,” Hester told The Herald.
Further investigation revealed Lounsbury had secreted in her body more than 50 grams of heroin in a container, which Hester said was the approximate size of an iPhone.