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No Pills or Needles, Just Paper: How Deadly Drugs Are Changing

Azam Ahmed, Matt Richtel and Meridith Kohut

created: March 21, 2026, 9 a.m. | updated: March 21, 2026, 2:02 p.m.

Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators.

5 hours, 27 minutes ago: NYT > World News