Woman brought baby, stash of drugs to Florida prison visit

Prison drug bust (DeSoto County Sheriff)

ARCADIA, Fla. ā€“ Officials say a 44-year-old Florida woman bought her infant grandchild and a stash of cocaine and heroin to a recent prison visit.

But guards searching visitors at the DeSoto Correctional Institution on Sunday found nearly 100 grams of drugs during the check-in process.

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DeSoto County Sheriffā€™s deputies arrested the woman and a K-9 named Liberty conducted a ā€œfree air sniffā€ of her car and found an additional 687 grams of drugs alongside a babyā€™s car seat.

The infant was turned over to the Department of Children and Families.

The woman is charged with trafficking in heroin and cocaine, introduction of contraband into a correctional facility and child abuse/neglect.


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