Webb City woman charged with trafficking, strip search finds 36 grams of heroin/fentanyl in vagina

A Webb City woman is being held in the Joplin City Jail on a $50,000 cash-only bond after a Joplin Police Department traffic stop uncovered heroin and fentanyl and a strip search at the jail revealed 36 grams of heroin/fentanyl in her vagina, according to a probable cause statement filed today in Jasper County Circuit Court.

The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney charged Linsey Taylor Hicklin (DOB 1999) with second-degree drug trafficking, a felony.

From the probable cause statement:

On 03/17/2025 Officer with the Joplin Police Department and Detectives with the Joplin FLEX Platoon arrested Linsey Hicklin for Trafficking Drugs in the 1st Degree. 

Linsey Hicklin was stopped for speeding while operation a 2017 Chrysler Sea bring Minivan bearing Arkansas Registration (AR 354-ZRY). It was later discovered Linsey recently rented the vehicle in her name using TORO rental services. The final stop was Interstate 44 and MO 249 Highway in the City of Joplin, Jasper County. 

During the stop, a Police K-9 was utilized and alerted to the odor of narcotics. A subsequent hand search was then conducted of the vehicle. During the search, Officers located a small bag in the center console. This bag contained a white powdery substance. This substance would not field test using the TruNarc Device. It stated “Inconclusive” This bag weighed 1.68 grams. 

Officers also located a plastic bag, taped underneath the third-row seating of the minivan. This bag contained pill capsules. Inside each of the capsules was a white powder. This powder tested positive for Heroin with Fentanyl Compound using the TruNarc Device. This bag weighed 5.33 grams. 

A strip search was later conducted of Linsey’s person at the jail. A large white bag was removed from Linsey’s vaginal cavity. This bag contained a large rock of white powder. This rock like powder tested positive for Heroin with Fentanyl Compound using the TruNarc Device. This bag weighed 36.05 grams. All items were placed into evidence and will be sent to the MSHP Lab for Narcotic Testing.