She turned herself in to police. Then deputies found drugs under her mattress.

An inmate in custody at the Manatee County Jail was charged with introducing drugs into the facility after deputies found a bag of pills under a mattress.

According to a police report, Maya Rembo, 45, turned herself in on June 14 to serve a six-month sentence on a child neglect charge.

That was when two inmates told a deputy on duty that they saw Rembo with what they thought was a bag of pills.

A search of Rembo's cell revealed 79.5 pills in a bag under her mattress, 18 of which were identified as Alprazolam, a Schedule 4 controlled substance. There were also 23 setraline, 21 topiramate, six melatonin and six ibuprofen, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The affidavit says Rembo made a full confession on tape as to why she brought the drugs into the facility. She said she felt like she needed to bring a two-week supply of medication "to help her get through" her six-month sentence.

When asked how she brought the drugs into the facility, she told deputies she put the bag inside a body cavity.

Jail records indicate that Rembo has a slew of charges in Manatee County dating to 1994, including prostitution, DUI and probation violation.

She remains in custody at the Manatee County Jail without bond.

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