Saturday, November 29, 1997
Sweetwater grandmother busted for cocaine
By DON KING
Correspondent
SWEETWATER - A 62-year-old Sweetwater grandmother arrested
Wednesday while preparing Thanksgiving dinner for her family was
charged with possession of cocaine.
Police Chief Jim Kelley said officers executed a search warrant
at the home of Lucia Rodriquez about 9 a.m. and confiscated 20
to 25 individual "hits" of cocaine, along with approximately
$2,000 in cash believed to be obtained through the sale of drugs.
Rodriquez was alone when the raid was carried out, Kelley said.
The woman's son, 38-year-old John Joe Martinez, is in Nolan
County Jail awaiting trial for possession of cocaine. Police said
they confiscated 167 hits of cocaine after arresting Martinez
walking down the middle of a major street.
"There is no age limit for drug dealers and users,"
Kelley said. "If a 14-year-old can be arrested for huffing,
you can bet there can be a 62-year-old grandmother arrested for
selling cocaine."
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