Concluded Nov 6 UTCDay 2How it ended

Michael Meiser’s Castaic jail heroin smuggling case

Update 1 of 1LatestNov 6, 9:07 PM UTCDay 2
Heroin in Pringles cans passed a jail checkpoint. The deputy got 67 months.
Michael Meiser admitted accepting $15,000 to carry heroin in two Pringles cans onto the Castaic jail campus. Investigators recovered the drugs; a delivery to prisoners was not established.
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Earliest sourceSanta Clarita Valley SignalJul 10, 8:34 PM UTC
What we knew first
- 67 monthsFederal prison sentence
- ~1.1 poundsHeroin concealed in two cans
- $15,000Payment for the attempted delivery

Who reported

Who reported

12 outlets · 16 sources

6 of 12 had reported by this moment

CBS Los AngelesFirst to reportcbsnews.com · Nov 5, 8:17 PM UTC2
1. Former LASD deputy sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for attempted smuggling of Pringles cans of heroinNov 5 UTC
2. LA Sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle Pringles cans filled with heroin into jailJul 10 UTC
KTLA Los Angelesktla.com · Nov 5, 9:14 PM UTC1
1. Ex-LASD deputy sentenced for attempting to smuggle heroin into jail inside Pringles cansNov 5 UTC
KHTS Radiohometownstation.com · Nov 5, 10:35 PM UTC1
1. Former LASD Deputy Sentenced To Over 5 1/2 Years In Prison For Pitchess Detention Center Smuggling SchemeNov 5 UTC
Santa Clarita Valley Signalsignalscv.com · Nov 6, 1:17 AM UTC3
1. Former deputy gets 67 months for smuggling heroin into jailNov 6 UTC
2. Pitchess deputy pleads guilty to smuggling heroinJul 10 UTC
3. Deputy smuggler asks for more time before sentencingDec 12 UTC
Los Angeles Timeslatimes.com · Nov 6, 1:00 PM UTC2
1. Ex-L.A. County deputy who smuggled heroin into a jail in Pringles cans sentenced to prisonNov 6 UTC
2. L.A. County deputy pleads guilty to smuggling drugs into jailJul 10 UTC
daily8.comNov 6, 1:00 PM UTC1
1. Ex-L.A. County deputy who smuggled heroin into a jail in Pringles cans sentenced to prisonNov 6 UTC
United States Courtsuscourts.gov1
1. HONORABLE FERNANDO M. OLGUIN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Courtroom No. 6D Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez U.S. Courthouse
United States Department of Justicejustice.gov1
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Who's involved

Who's involved

People

Fernando M. OlguinUnited States District Judge
Michael Meiser

Organizations

Federal Bureau of InvestigationU.S. federal law enforcement agency
Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentPOST participating California Law Enforcement Agency

Places

Lancaster