Texas correctional officer arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle fentanyl, PCP into prison

A correctional officer was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 17.5 ounces of PCP and 21 ounces of liquid fentanyl into a prison final week in Lamesa, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice mentioned. 

Gilma Parades is accused of trying to carry the medication into the Preston E. Smith Unit on Oct. 6. 

Gilma Parades was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle PCP and liquid fentanyl into a prison in Texas. 
(Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

Authorities stopped her then positioned an extra 30.5 ounces of PCP and 5 ounces of liquid fentanyl in her car, the Texas Departmnet of Criminal Justice mentioned. 

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PCP, or phencyclidine, is a hallucinogen that is available in liquid, powder and capsule types. Fentanyl is an opioid that’s up to 50 occasions extra highly effective than heroin and has been driving the newest wave of America’s opioid disaster. 

The correctional officer allegedly tried to carry 17.5 ounces of PCP and 21 ounces of liquid fentanyl into the prison. 
(Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

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Parades was charged with introduction of prohibited objects inside a correctional establishment.