The woman was caught sending heroin-laced Bibles to multiple prisoners.
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego woman was sentenced to 86 months in prison for firearm possession and heroin distribution charges, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Lucresia Stone-Rojas, 46, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute heroin. U.S. District Court Judge Todd Robinson handed down the sentence.
The first offense occurred on Nov. 12, 2023, when police stopped Stone-Rojas in El Cajon after license plate readers identified a stolen Porsche. Officers recovered a loaded 9mm Walther firearm and additional ammunition.
In a separate incident on Dec. 27, 2023, federal investigators arrested Stone-Rojas for attempting to smuggle heroin into California prisons. Authorities found approximately 23 grams of heroin concealed in the spines of two Bibles, which were addressed to multiple prison inmates.
Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Haden emphasized the dangers of smuggling drugs into prisons, stating, “Smuggling drugs into our prisons endangers both the inmates and the correctional staff. It will not be tolerated. Hopefully, this case will serve as a warning to anyone who would be willing to abuse the tools of faith and rehabilitation to perpetuate addiction and despair.”
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the El Cajon Police Department. It is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing gun violence and other violent crimes.
The sentencing comes as the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department continues to combat the smuggling of drugs into prisons.
“We have seen record interceptions at the point of booking where narcotics were removed from individuals who were attempting to smuggle them into the jails,” read a 2023 statement from the Sheriff’s Department. “These interceptions have had a direct impact on the decrease of overdoses taking place within the facilities.”
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