Norwood Woman Distributed Synthetic Marijuana Into Prison: DOJ

NORWOOD, MA — A Norwood woman pleaded guilty to distributing synthetic marijuana into state correctional facilities. Caitlin Marcey, 27, was arrested and charged in June 2019.

Marcey mailed papers soaked in synthetic marijuana, or “K2,” to Massachusetts correctional facilities and was caught mailing the substance to Souza Baranowksi Correctional Center in Lancaster, according to the Department of Justice. SBCC is a maximum security prison.

The substance is usually soaked or sprayed onto documents and then sent either in person or by mail, into the jail, where they can be smoked. It is also common to attempt to include documents soaked in synthetic marijuana in mailings disguised as legal mail, as this mail is generally not subjected to rigorous screening due to attorney-client privilege.

In November 2018, investigators at SBCC monitored recorded jail calls and heard Marcey set up the delivery of synthetic marijuana. Investigators stopped the mail sent by Marcey that was disguised as an attorney mailing to an SBCC inmate. The records inside the mailing tested positive for synthetic marijuana.

The charge of distribution of a controlled substance provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.