TDCJ investigates after suspected drugs found in Roach Unit mailroom

  • T.L. Roach Jr. Unit mailroom clerks discovered 76 grams of a green, leafy substance, believed to be K2, hidden in the soles of a pair of shoes, which was mailed to two inmates, Tuesday, Jan. 24. Photos Courtesy of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
    T.L. Roach Jr. Unit mailroom clerks discovered 76 grams of a green, leafy substance, believed to be K2, hidden in the soles of a pair of shoes, which was mailed to two inmates, Tuesday, Jan. 24. Photos Courtesy of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
  • Five pills, suspected to by oxycodone, were recently discovered inside the Roach Unit mailroom, spurring an investigation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
    Five pills, suspected to by oxycodone, were recently discovered inside the Roach Unit mailroom, spurring an investigation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
    CHILDRESS — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is investigating after T.L. Roach Jr. Unit mailroom clerks discovered multiple illegal substances hidden in a pair of shoes. According to the TDCJ, mailroom clerks at the Roach Unit received a package containing a pair of tennis shoes on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and while searching the package, found drugs hidden in the sole of th...

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