Metro Atlanta woman used mail to help smuggle synthetic drugs into prisons

A metro Atlanta woman will spend years in federal prison for distributing controlled substances and using the U.S. mail to help get synthetic drugs into Alabama correctional facilities.

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Jinna Candice Moore, 44, of Fairburn was sentenced last week to 78 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama. There is no parole in the federal system.

Investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Alabama Department of Corrections launched an investigation in July 2024 after discovering packages containing synthetic cannabinoids were being mailed into Alabama prisons.

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The investigation linked several intercepted packages to Moore and her business shipping account. Evidence also showed she distributed synthetic cannabinoids to people outside the prison system.

Moore pleaded guilty on Jan. 30, 2026, to three counts of distribution of a controlled substance and three counts of unlawful use of a communication facility.

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