Selma woman arrested for drug conspiracy

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published October 30, 2023 at 2:05 PM EDT

A conspiracy to smuggle drugs into an Alabama prison has landed a Selma woman in prison.

Authorities say Haley Fuentes will serve her term at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore.

According to court documents, on March 27, 2022, the drugs were discovered taped to frozen rice by a prison employee who had the intention of smuggling the drugs into the prison.

Fuentes and a third co-defendant had provided drugs to the prison employee.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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