Former Santa Clara County Deputy Arrested For Allegedly Selling Drugs To Inmates

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- A two-month investigation has resulted in the arrest of a correctional deputy on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine to inmates at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.

Mayra Rios, 35, of Antioch, is currently being held at the Santa Clara County Main Jail on $1 million bail, a higher amount sought by
detectives based on "her aggravating circumstances, which include access to funds, her former position of authority and influence, and potential flight risk," the sheriff's office said in a news release.

She was currently being held at the Santa Clara County Main Jail on $1 million bail.