GUARD TAKES A BITE OUT OF CRIME WITH FIND OF HEROIN IN BURRITO

ALBUQUERQUE (Reuters) -- A woman allegedly tried to smuggle heroin into the
Albuquerque jail by stuffing it in a burrito, but a hungry guard foiled the
plot, a newspaper reported Friday.

The guard took a bite of the burrito that was supposed to be delivered to
two inmates and felt something unusual, the Albuquerque Journal said.

Inside the burrito was a plastic bag filled with black-tar heroin. The
guard was given a medical examination, but did not become ill, police said.

The incident took place last year in April, but became public only this
week when police filed drug-trafficking charges against the woman who they
say delivered the loaded burrito and the two prisoners who were meant to
receive it, the newspaper said.

A guard is also facing charges for, among other things, tampering with
evidence for throwing away a second burrito that the woman had left for two
inmates.