2 men charged in meth prison conspiracy
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Two Bellingham men have been charged with conspiracy to mail papers soaked in methamphetamine to inmates in state prisons.
A complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle alleges that 31-year-old Joseph L. Garcia supplied ounces of meth to 47-year-old Kirk L. Rishor, who soaked the drugs into high-quality, cotton-fiber paper.
The complaint says Rishor put the paper into manila envelopes flled with legal paperwork and mailed the package to the prison.
Rishor and Garcia were arrested in Bellingham on Nov. 12. When investigators searched Garcia's home with a warrant, they found $28,000 in cash and almost 40 ounces of meth.
An inmate in the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Victor Martinez, also has been charged.