Snohomish County jail employee suspected of drug smuggling

EVERETT — A Snohomish County Jail employee was arrested this week for investigation of possessing heroin and other drugs.

She’s also under investigation for smuggling narcotics into the jail at least three times, according to her employer, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

Alexis Wafstet, 44, a classification specialist tasked with deciding housing situations for those behind bars, was booked into the jail herself around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday amid an investigation into an alleged smuggling plot involving eight inmates.

The sheriff’s office did not identify her by name when the arrest was publicly announced Thursday. However, The Daily Herald confirmed her identity through readily available public records.

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