Woman suspected of sending drug-laced letter to San Diego-area jail

A woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly mailing a drug-laced letter to an Otay Mesa jail, authorities said.

Brittany Shahbakhti, 34, was taken into custody after detectives served a search warrant at her home in Fullerton, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

Shahbakhti allegedly sent the methamphetamine-infused mail to an inmate at the George Bailey Detention Facility on Aug. 21. Before it reached its alleged intended recipient, it was intercepted by deputies assigned to a mail-processing facility.

The alleged crime is a felony carrying a penalty of up to six years in prison, according to the Sheriff’s office.

Officials did not disclose the nature of Shahbakhti’s relationship to the intended recipient of the letter.