Smuggling Drugs Into Jail
September 12, 2025 – San Diego County Sheriff’s Office officials report that an Orange County woman has been arrested on 
suspicion of mailing a drug-laced letter to a San Diego County jail.
On August 21, a narcotic-laced letter was sent through the U.S. Mail to an incarcerated person housed at a San Diego County Sheriff's Detention Facility.
The piece of mail was ultimately intercepted by deputies assigned to the Sheriff's Mail Processing Center (MPC).
The Sheriff's Detention Investigations Unit (DIU) began a criminal investigation, which identified Brittany Shahbakhti (34) as being responsible for mailing the narcotic-laced letter to a San Diego County jail.
On Thursday, September 11, Sheriff's DIU Detectives served a search warrant at Shahbakhti's home in the City of Fullerton in Orange County. She was arrested and booked into the Vista Detention Facility on numerous charges, including sending a controlled substance into jail and conspiracy.
A reminder from the San Diego County Sheriff's Office: sending a controlled substance into a jail is a felony with a penalty of up to six years in custody.
Source: San Diego County Sheriff’s Office
