Williamsburg police: Woman had pills hidden in her own body

A Nicholasville woman had about 200 pills hidden inside a female body cavity when Williamsburg police arrested her and two traveling companions Thursday morning during a traffic stop.

Williamsburg Public Affairs Officer Shawn Jackson charged Teresa Wiese, 34, with public intoxication, tampering with physical evidence, and first and third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

Jackson estimates that Oxycodone and Soma pills hidden inside Wiese had a street value of about $1,500.

Because of the volume of drugs and where they were hidden, police believe that the drugs were destined for resale, Jackson said.

The pills were wrapped inside a plastic Wal-Mart-type bag that was then covered in black tape.

"It was in the shape of a hotdog is what it reminded me of," Jackson said. "They had been packaged in the concealment container to get past any law enforcement if they were stopped. Coincidentally, they were stopped, but they didn’t get it past us."

About 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jackson stopped a 1988 Nissan for speeding, and charged driver Jarrett D. Nichols, 28, of Lancaster, with speeding, no insurance, and driving under the influence.

Passengers Joshua E. Hart, 27, of Nicholasville, and Wiese were charged with public intoxication.

"Based on the way she was acting and some of the comments that were made between them, it raised a lot of red flags," Jackson said. "As soon as I got here to the police station, I called for a female deputy jailer. The first thing she asked when we got here was whether she could go to the restroom."

"This investigation revealed the group had been to Boca Raton, Florida, to American Pain Clinic," Jackson wrote.
Neither Nichols nor Hart were charged with drug trafficking charges, but Jackson said that the investigation is continuing.

"All three individuals had significant criminal histories," Jackson said. "The two males have actually been charged with robbery in the past. One of them was charged with robbery on two different occasions in two different counties.

"This is the type of people and profile of the people going back and forth from Florida that we are having to deal with here in the commonwealth. It’s a problem and I believe that it is getting worst."

Police arrested three other people about 24 hours before this, who were also returning home from a visit to American Pain Clinic in Boca Raton, Florida.

On Jan. 27, Jackson stopped a 2009 Ford Focus that was speeding and had improper tags along I-75.

Police charged the driver, Ricky T. Voils, 51, of Irvine, with speeding, improper registration plate, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, operating on a suspended/revoked operator’s license and failure to appear.

The two passengers in the vehicle, Travis L. Fuson, 31, of Richmond, and Patricia Edington, were charged with public intoxication.

Officer Jason Strunk assisted with the investigations.