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07-28-2006, 10:46 AM #1
Mom had 6 yr old hold coke
Mom had 6-year-old hold coke
By Brian Stanley
Staff Writer
JOLIET Police say they arrested two women using a six-year-old boy to deliver narcotics during an undercover buy Wednesday.
The arrests were the culmination of a six-month investigation by the Joliet Police Department's Narcotics Unit.
Officers made an undercover buy at a parking lot in the 700 block of West Jefferson Street.
Police say the boy brought a 12.5 ounce bag of cocaine to undercover officers during the buy. He was accompanied by a friend of his mother.
"The aspect of this that's quite troubling is how they used a six-year-old boy to facilitate these deals," said Joliet Police Chief Fred Hayes.
Officers seized approximately $35,000 worth of cocaine and one pound of cannabis with an estimated value of $1,500 during the arrest.
Maria Cardenas-Barragan, 26, of 116 Mississippi Ave. and the boy's mother, Rosa Martinez, 40, of 320 Pine Ave.
, were arrested and charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, use of a minor to deliver a controlled substance and endangering the life and health of a child.
Martinez was also charged with an additional count of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance and manufacture or delivery of cannabis stemming from the investigation, according to the Will County State's Attorney's office.
Following the arrests in the parking lot, officers executed a search warrant at Martinez's residence and recovered another 65 grams of cocaine and 454 grams of cannabis.
Hayes called the investigation "extremely well-conducted" and added, "the State's Attorney's Office was a big assist to our officers throughout the investigation."
The boy has been placed into the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.
- Reporter Brian Stanley can be reached at (815) 729-6079 or bstanley@scn1.com
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