FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A 65-year-old Mission, Texas woman was arrested Thursday after narcotics officers found $700,000 worth of cocaine in her car.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said Sandra Perez was driving along U.S. 59 near Rosenberg, Texas when she was pulled over by a Task Force Officer and K-9 Deputy Kaja.
During the stop, investigators found 14 kilograms of cocaine in a fabricated compartment inside her car.
Perez was booked into the Fort Bend County Jail on a first-degree felony charge of manufacturing/delivery of a controlled substance, and a second-degree felony of unlawful use if a criminal instrument.
“We will continue to be vigilant by working to intercept drugs as they make their way northbound from Mexico,” stated Sheriff Troy Nehls.
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