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LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0A Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge after admitting he tried to smuggle over a pound of heroin into a county jail, federal officials announced Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Meiser, 40, of Lancaster, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin. He faces a mandatory minimum of 5 years and up to 40 years in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

He will be sentenced on Dec. 11 by U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court records, Meiser worked at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic and conspired with inmates to smuggle drugs in exchange for cash payments via Cash App. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"On April 24, 2024, a relative of Meiser received $1,500 as part of the deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

On April 30, Meiser met two women at a Valencia gas station and received a grocery bag containing two Pringles cans filled with 511 grams (1.1 pounds) of heroin and $15,000 in cash. He later stored the heroin in a sheriff\u2019s radio car trunk at the jail and kept the cash in his backpack, along with his loaded handgun.<\/span><\/p>\n

That evening, LASD investigators stopped Meiser and another deputy as they tried to leave the facility. They found the cash, gun, badge, and heroin stash hidden in the vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case was investigated by the FBI and the LASD\u2019s Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas F. Rybarczyk is prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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