Tarrant County Woman Sentenced for Drug Violations in East Texas

TYLER — A 50-year-old Forrest Hill woman has been sentenced in Tyler federal court to prison for drug violations. Marsha Annette Harris pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone, alprazolam, and promethazine with codeine. She was sentenced yesterday to 10 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider.

Federal prosecutors say from May 2009 to May 2010, Harris engaged in a conspiracy to purchase hydrocodone, alprazolam, and promethazine with codeine from numerous pharmacies in East Texas. The conspiracy involved using rental vehicles to travel to pharmacies where fraudulent prescriptions were used to illegally purchase controlled substances which were then sold to several customers.