May 27, 2025

Texas Woman Charged After Smuggling Marijuana into NY Prison Using Child

Press Release

On May 24, 2025, a Trooper assigned to SP Poughkeepsie responded to Greenhaven Correctional Facility in the Town of Beekman following a report of a visitor introducing contraband into the facility.

The investigation revealed that Christina C. Miranda, 24, of Weslaco, Texas, had smuggled approximately 63 grams of marijuana into the facility, concealing the contraband on her child’s back. 

Miranda was subsequently arrested and charged with:

•    Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree (Class A Misdemeanor)

•    Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Class A Misdemeanor)

Miranda was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear before the Town of Beekman Court on June 12, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.