Paper laced with synthetic marijuana?

Federal investigators say a Durham mom was sending drugs to federal prisons in California and other states by soaking fake legal documents in synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 or “spice.” They say her son took orders from behind bars. Hear more from WRAL Sarah Krueger about this unusual story and the routine habit reporters use to find stories like it.

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