A fired Alexandria sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty in court today (Oct. 29) for trying to smuggle drugs to an inmate in the city jail.
During the first week in April, an inmate at the detention center informed the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office that at least one sworn officer had given an inmate food and narcotics. A widespread investigation found then-Deputy Sheriff Amarachukwu W. Igwe had an “overly familiar relationship with a male inmate,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
Igwe was arrested after handing over a plastic-wrapped package full of drugs hidden in her bra to investigators, according to the affidavit.
Igwe was arrested and taken to the Arlington County jail, where she was charged with delivery of drugs to prisoners or committed persons, a Class 5 felony punishable by one to ten years in prison.
The ASO found that Igwe, 33, delivered handwritten notes to the inmate around 1:45 a.m. on March 14 and around 10:40 p.m. on March 20. Then, around 1 a.m. on March 21, “Igwe handed [the inmate] a full-sized ink pen with an unknown substance within or on the exterior of the pen. Igwe can be seen removing an item from her pant pocket and appearing to transfer a substance from a device to the ink pen, before providing it to the inmate, who hides it in his sock,” according to the affidavit.
The sheriff’s office determined that the inmate arranged for drugs to be picked up after calling a D.C. phone number and that Igwe would get paid $500.
“During several phone calls from March 18, 2026, to April 2, 2026, it was determined that Deputy Igwe was instructed by [the inmate] to call his source at [phone number], to arrange pickup of drugs and receive an agreed-upon payment of $500,” according to the affidavit. “After several phone calls coordinating a pickup, a date was set for March 29, 2026, in DC near Nationals Stadium. The package was to include ‘downtowns’ (depressant drugs), ‘newspapers’ (K2 sheets), ‘orange towels’ (Suboxone strips) and Percocets.”
Igwe worked with ASO from July 14, 2025, until her arrest on April 4, 2026.
Igwe is being represented by attorney Willie Mejia, and will be sentenced on Jan. 21, 2027.
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