LONDON – A Columbus woman is scheduled to appear in Madison County Municipal Court today after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrested her yesterday for conveying drugs into the London Correctional Institution.

Troopers charged Michelle Harris, 36, with conveying drugs onto the grounds of a detention facility, a third-degree felony.

Troopers and Department of Rehabilitation and Correction investigators obtained information that Harris would be conveying drugs into London Correctional Institution. Harris was arrested at 6:30 p.m. yesterday after troopers discovered 46 grams of marijuana.

Harris was incarcerated in the Tri-County Jail. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates criminal activity on state-owned and leased property.

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