LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKRC) – A Kentucky woman was arrested after federal agents intercepted a package from Poland containing what investigators said were OxyContin pills hidden inside Lego pieces.

Agents with the Department of Homeland Security contacted local police Feb. 5 after seizing a package at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, per WLKY. Court records state the package, addressed to Amber Back, 41, contained 100 OxyContin pills concealed inside Lego pieces, reports WAVE. That package was destined for her home in Mount Sterling.

Police said an officer delivered the package to Back’s address Feb. 6 before detaining her and taking her to the police station for questioning.

During an interview, Back told investigators another woman had arranged for the drugs to be sent to her address and said she was not involved. However, after Back provided the passcode to her phone, Fox 56 reports, investigators said they found messages discussing the sale of pills, including references to selling blue pills.

Police also said messages indicated multiple packages had been delivered to Back’s address over the past year.

Back is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. She was released from the Montgomery County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 26.

Mount Sterling police said the investigation remains ongoing and additional arrests are possible.

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Kentucky SS Tyler Bell (Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Kentucky sophomore shortstop Tyler Bell is “out indefinitely” after injuring his left shoulder on Opening Day, a team spokesperson told Baseball America.

Ranked 14th in Baseball America’s Top 200 rankings for the 2026 draft, Bell’s injury was evaluated on Friday night but the team will wait until it returns to Lexington before making further determinations about his timetable for return.

Bell injured his shoulder while attempting to make a diving play in the seventh inning of a 13-2 win over UNC Greensboro. His arm got stuck on the playing surface, according to head coach Nick Mingione.

Bell earned Freshman All-America honors in 2025 after turning down second-round money from the Rays in 2024 to attend school.

The everyday shortstop for Kentucky, Bell hit .296/.385/.522 with 10 home runs and 17 doubles and opened his career with a 27-game on-base streak. He reached base safely in 54 of his first 56 career games. It came as little surprise, then, that his return to Kentucky for his draft-eligible sophomore season was viewed as the most critical offseason roster checkpoint for the Wildcats.

Kentucky has several options to turn to in Bell’s absence, including Indiana transfer Tyler Cerny, infielder Hudson Brown and second baseman Luke Lawrence, though Lawrence was also injured in Friday’s game albeit less seriously.

Unranked to start the season, Kentucky easily could have justified a Top 25 spot, but with the SEC placing 11 teams in the preseason poll, the Wildcats ultimately became another casualty of a brutally crowded cut line.

The Wildcats are set to close out their opening weekend series at UNC Greensboro with a double-header on Saturday before returning to Lexington for their home opener against Morehead State on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats have had a significant turnaround this season, winning 8 out of their last 9 games. They’ve put themselves in a good position to be a contender in the SEC and a threat once the NCAA Tournament rolls around.

Per Fanduel, the Wildcats are +1700 to win the SEC as of right now. They have the third-best odds in the conference, sitting behind John Calipari’s Arkansas team, who is +1100, and the defending National Champion, Florida Gators, who are sitting as a heavy favorite at -900. The Wildcats have some work to do if they want to be regular-season champs, but it’s not impossible.

The Cats are certainly soaring at the right time, with March Madness roughly a month away. If Mark Pope’s team can get potential lottery pick Jayden Quaintance back in time for tournament season, that would almost certainly boost the team’s depth.

The Wildcats will certainly have an underrated chance to make it to the last weekend in the NCAA Tournament. Right now, the Cats are +2000 to make it to the Final Four, per Fanduel Sportsbook. A big run with some luck involved would certainly be needed if the Wildcats wanted to reach their eighteenth Final Four in program history.

Finally, Fanduel has the Wildcats at +8000 odds to become National Champions. A $10 bet would win $800 if the Cats brought home number nine.

Small risk, high reward, BBN.