68-year-old woman is facing drug charges after she allegedly hid cocaine and marijuana in her wig

68-year-old woman is facing drug charges after she allegedly hid cocaine and marijuana in her wig to smuggle to her son in Kingston Penitentiary.In May, Correctional Service Canada began an investigation after receiving information that identified a woman who had agreed to supply her son with drugs while he was in jail.The woman’s 40-year-old son is serving a life sentence for numerous armed robberies, police said.Police said the woman was arrested when she left her home around 6:20 a.m. Saturday. When officers searched her, they turned up 26 grams of cocaine and 25.5 grams of marijuana, which had been concealed in her wig.She has been charged with conspiracy to traffic in a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.Her son faces one count of conspiracy to traffic in a controlled substance.
Police said the woman has been released from custody.