{"id":130550,"date":"2026-03-05T18:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130550\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:17:07","slug":"inmate-charged-with-trying-to-bring-drugs-into-allegheny-county-jail-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130550\/","title":{"rendered":"Inmate charged with trying to bring drugs into Allegheny County Jail \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 An inmate is charged with trying to bring drugs into the Allegheny County Jail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Allegheny County police say detectives were called to the jail on Oct. 15 for a reported conspiracy to smuggle synthetic cannabinoids \u2014 also called K2 \u2014 into the jail through the attorney-client mailing process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Detectives alleged that inmate Edwin Wylie-Biggs, 44, worked with people outside the jail to smuggle drugs inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Through witness interviews, detectives recovered documents addressed to Wylie-Biggs that tested positive for K2, police say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Wylie-Biggs is facing multiple charges, including criminal conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Just last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/3-people-charged-with-trying-smuggle-drugs-into-allegheny-county-jail\/75TU4LGDA5GVHCEG5Z2KJ5Z67Y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/3-people-charged-with-trying-smuggle-drugs-into-allegheny-county-jail\/75TU4LGDA5GVHCEG5Z2KJ5Z67Y\/\">police charged three people<\/a> in an alleged conspiracy to smuggle K2 into the jail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 An inmate is charged with trying to bring drugs into the Allegheny County Jail. 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