An Orange County woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly mailing a narcotic-laced letter to an inmate at the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa.

Brittany Shahbakhti, 34, was taken into custody after detectives served a search warrant at her home in Fullerton, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

Shahbakhti allegedly sent methamphetamine-saturated mail to an inmate at the jail on Aug. 21. Before it reached its alleged intended recipient, it was intercepted by deputies assigned to a mail-processing facility, Deputy Christopher Anthony said.

"The relationship between the suspect and intended recipient is undetermined at this time," Anthony said Thursday afternoon.

The alleged crime is a felony carrying a penalty of up to six years in custody.

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