Woman smuggles gun into jail in her vagina

Josephine McAllister, 34, allegedly concealed a gun in her vagina when she was booked into Albuquerque's Metropolitan Detention Center. Josephine McAllister, 34, allegedly concealed a gun in her vagina when she was booked into Albuquerque's Metropolitan Detention Center. Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Courtesy Photo Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Courtesy Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Woman smuggles gun into jail in her vagina 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Hope she had the sense to leave the safety on.

The Albuquerque Sheriff's Office says a woman who was being booked into the county jail smuggled a handgun past at least four security officers by hiding the weapon in her genitals. The gun was later found in the trash by an inmate who alerted jail officials.

Police arrested Josephine McAllister, 34, on Dec. 16, on charges of possession of stolen credit cards, receiving stolen property, larceny and resisting/obstructing an officer. She claimed to have had the gun in her waistband when arrested, but didn't tell the cops because she was afraid of facing additional charges.

But deputies believe the gun was concealed in her privates, not her waistband, the Albuquerque Journal reported.

"We can only be so thorough, and that area is out of the question," Officer Simon Drobik told Albuquerque TV station KOAT. "We cannot search a body cavity."

The Metropolitan Detention Center has begun taking extra precautions, including additional wand checks, in an effort to prevent future security breaches.