Inmate Accused of Smuggling Drugs into Blair County Prison

An inmate at the Blair County Prison is facing additional charges after police said she smuggled heroin packets into the prison.

According to the charges filed by Hollidaysburg Borough police, on July 5, Samantha Jo Miller, 36, of Hollidaysburg was observed in her cell digging into her underwear. When a correction officer asked her to show her hands, police said a heroin packet fell to the floor.

A female corrections officer took Miller to another room and performed a strip search and allegedly found a bag containing numerous packets stamped with “coming 2 america” in her private area.

When po...