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Meth Found in Vagina of Jail Inmate

(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte woman was allegedly found with a bag of drugs in her vagina.

 

Airel Payton, 20, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a bad headlight four days ago on Lincolnway, just a few blocks west of the old La Porte Hospital site.

 

Police said a K9 dog detected the presence of drugs.

 

The driver, James Johnson, 50, of Kingsford Heights was allegedly found with a half gram of methamphetamine in his wallet.  Another half-gram was found inside a purse belonging to the woman. 

 

While at the La Porte County Jail, a bag containing over two grams of methamphetamine and a smoking pipe were discovered inside Payton’s vagina, according to court documents. 

 

Payton and Johnson were both charged with Possession of Methamphetamine.

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