Gloria was accompanied by Gregory Pickett, 53, of Moreno Valley. Working on a tip from prison sources, ACCNET had secured a search warrant on Gloria Mitchell. In Mitchell’s bra, officers found 4 balloons of heroin wrapped in a Butterfinger candy bar wrapper. The approximately six grams of heroin in the balloons was valued at about $2,900. Investigators found packaging materials and a receipt for the purchase of two Butterfinger candy bars and Super Glue in Mitchell’s car. Gregory Pickett and Gloria Mitchell were arrested for several drug-related charges and for bringing a controlled substance into a correctional facility. Bail was set at $15,000.00 for both. Gloria’s son, inmate Michael Mitchell was arrested and charged with conspiracy and for bringing a controlled substance into a correctional facility. Michael Mitchell remains in the custody of Mule Creek State Prison.
Friday, 11 January 2008 00:54
Heroin Smuggled in Candy Wrapper
Last weekend, the Amador County Combined
Narcotics Enforcement Team, or ACCNET, made its first publicly announced drug
bust. Working with Mule Creek State Prison officers, ACCNET intercepted a significant quantity of
heroin from 2 people attempting to smuggle the drug into the prison. On
Saturday at about 10:20 a.m., Gloria Diane Mitchell, 59, of Sun
City arrived at Mule Creek State Prison to visit her son, inmate
Michael Mitchell, 42.
