ADOC: Health care worker tried to smuggle meth, narcotics into correctional facility

LIMESTONE COUNTY – A health care employee was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to transport almost 200 grams of methamphetamine and other narcotics to Limestone Correctional Facility, according to a statement from the Alabama Department of Corrections.

K9 and narcotics officers were conducting a vehicle checkpoint at the prison when at approximately 5:25 a.m. an SUV was observed turning around from the checkpoint. ADOC said they attempted to stop the vehicle, and after a short pursuit, the driver finally stopped.

During the vehicle search, ADOC said, officers located 195.33 grams of methamphetamines, 159.74 grams of marijuana and 190 grams of chemically altered paper.

The driver was identified as 44-year-old Monica Tara Bishop, who is employed with YesCare, the contract health care provider for ADOC. Bishop was charged with trafficking methamphetamine, first-degree promoting prison contraband, first-degree possession of marijuana and distribution of a controlled substance. She remained in Limestone County Jail on Friday with no bond set.