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CARRABELLE, Fla. (AP) — In a story June 13 about inmates sickened by synthetic marijuana smuggled into a jail, The Associated Press erroneously referred to the drug as simply "marijuana" in the short headline.
A corrected version of the story is below:
6 Florida inmates ill after smoking smuggled synthetic pot
CARRABELLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman arrested for trying to smuggle contraband into a state prison apparently completed her mission by distributing a highly-potent synthetic marijuana to inmates after she was booked into a county jail.
Six Franklin County Jail inmates were rushed to a hospital Monday, suffering from symptoms associated with K2. Sheriff A.J. Smith tells the News Herald that five inmates were treated and returned to the jail by Tuesday. The sixth was airlifted to Tallahassee and is in intensive care.
They say 56-year-old Vanda McElveen was strip-searched at the jail on Saturday, but officials didn't find the drugs. The sheriff says a female inmate later helped remove it from a body cavity. Inmates who smoked the drug Monday started vomiting, hallucinating and having convulsions. One was given CPR by jail staff.
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