LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — Two inmates at the Lincoln County jail were charged with felony drug possession after detention officers found controlled substances hidden on their bodies during strip searches.

Anthony Jwan Farley, 44, of Lincolnton, and Brei Danielle Ledford, 34, of Denver, each face one felony count of possession of a controlled substance on premises of a penal institution or local jail. Both received no bond holds.

Detention officers with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office discovered suspected methamphetamine on Farley during processing after his arrest on unrelated charges. Staff found the drugs during a strip search at booking, according to the sheriff's office.

Ledford was found possessing suspected alprazolam, also known as Xanax, that she had concealed inside her body a

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