UPS intercepts teddy bear with stashed marijuana; Carson City woman arrested
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 04/09/2013 - 1:16pm
An 18-year-old Carson City woman faces felony drug charges after attempting to use UPS to send two ounces of marijuana sewn inside a teddy bear to Montana.
Jennifer Lyn Davis was arrested Monday and admitted to Carson City sheriff's authorities that she was paid $400 to send a male subject in Montana the marijuana, the arrest report states. Davis told investigators she paid for two ounces of marijuana and sewed it inside the teddy bear to send to Montana, the report states.
Officers cut open the bag and teddy bear and found a large Ziplock plastic baggie that was wrapped in a dryer sheet. The baggie contained what appeared to be approximately two ounces of marijuana, the arrest report states.
The Carson City Sheriff's Office was alerted to the package by UPS. A clerk noted that at around 3 p.m. Davis arrived at the East William Street location and paid to ship the teddy bear to Billings, Mont.
According to the arrest report, Davis selected a container and requested a tracking number. Later when the clerk put the teddy bear into the box, he could smell the odor of marijuana and called the sheriff's office, the arrest report states. The arresting officer noted the bear was sealed in a plastic bag but there were small holes in the bag that emitted an odor of marijuana.
The woman was arrested at 6:55 p.m. after meeting with authorities in a parking lot at Roop and Washington streets. She faces felony charges of attempted sale of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. Bail: $22,500.
The male subject in Billings, Mont., where the package was intended to be sent before being intercepted, was not identified in the arrest report. The 18-year-old told authorities the male subject recently moved to Montana from Carson City and asked her to send him the marijuana, the report states.
