LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKRC) – A Kentucky woman was arrested after federal agents intercepted a package from Poland containing what investigators said were OxyContin pills hidden inside Lego pieces.
Agents with the Department of Homeland Security contacted local police Feb. 5 after seizing a package at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, per WLKY. Court records state the package, addressed to Amber Back, 41, contained 100 OxyContin pills concealed inside Lego pieces, reports WAVE. That package was destined for her home in Mount Sterling.
Police said an officer delivered the package to Back’s address Feb. 6 before detaining her and taking her to the police station for questioning.
During an interview, Back told investigators another woman had arranged for the drugs to be sent to her address and said she was not involved. However, after Back provided the passcode to her phone, Fox 56 reports, investigators said they found messages discussing the sale of pills, including references to selling blue pills.
Police also said messages indicated multiple packages had been delivered to Back’s address over the past year.
Back is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. She was released from the Montgomery County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 26.
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Mount Sterling police said the investigation remains ongoing and additional arrests are possible.
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