In today’s bizarre news, an 84-year-old New Mexico woman was indicted for drug trafficking on Thursday. Oxygen tank and all.
The Associated Press reports Lillie Smith was indicted by a Bernalillo County grand jury for trafficking, conspiracy to commit trafficking, tampering with evidence and possession– all charges stemming from a 2011 warrant.
Authorities originally suspected that the elderly woman’s son, Nathan Jones, was running a drug operation out of her home. Deputies later found cocaine, marijuana, scales, money and other items connected to trafficking on Smith, which she tried to hide during the investigation.
“It’s definitely not something you see every day,” said Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Aaron Williamson. “When detectives were on scene she did try to take the narcotics that were on her person out and stash them.”
Jones was arrested in 2011 but Smith was not because of a medical condition. The district attorney’s office filed charges and a grand jury returned the indictment earlier this year.
She was arrested in April but bonded out of jail.
Smith’s next court date is set for July.
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