73-Year-Old Texas Woman Caught Packaging Cocaine, Say Police

Sheriff’s deputies in South Texas arrested a 73-year-old woman for allegedly packaging cocaine in her house. The deputies also discovered other drugs and paraphernalia.

Deputies with the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office arrested Andrea Flores after finding her in her bedroom where she was weighing and packaging cocaine, KRIS NBC6 in Corpus Christi reported. Investigators said this is not the woman’s first drug offense.

Armed with a search warrant, sheriff’s office investigators entered the woman’s home and discovered her carefully weighing and packaging the cocaine, the local NBC affiliate reported. Investigators told the reporters Flores also had 40 grams of synthetic marijuana, unidentified pills in a container, and drug paraphernalia. Deputies also found a digital scale and sandwich bags in the woman’s home.

Officials did not disclose how much cocaine they seized from Flores’ home.

Prosecutors charged Flores with one count of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance. She faces an additional count of possession of a controlled substance. The investigators disclosed Flores has a criminal history that includes prior arrests on drug charges. The detectives did not elaborate on her history.