NewsNovember 26, 2002
California sisters charged in cold-tablet seizure
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. -- Two sisters from California have been charged in what authorities believe is one of the state's largest seizures of a cold medication used to make methamphetamine. Evelia Sanchez, 40, and Irma Alvarez, 31, both of Moreno Valley, were arraigned on felony charges of possession of ephedrine and child endangerment during their Monday appearance in Lawrence County Associate Circuit Court...
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. -- Two sisters from California have been charged in what authorities believe is one of the state's largest seizures of a cold medication used to make methamphetamine.
Evelia Sanchez, 40, and Irma Alvarez, 31, both of Moreno Valley, were arraigned on felony charges of possession of ephedrine and child endangerment during their Monday appearance in Lawrence County Associate Circuit Court.
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A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper said he uncovered 286 pounds of ephedrine tablets in a secret compartment in the roof of the Ford Expedition. The drugs were found during a traffic stop Friday along Interstate 44, just west of Mount Vernon.
A young girl in the vehicle was placed in the care of Missouri Division of Family Services.
The women remained jailed on $50,000 bond each. They were seeking public defenders and were ordered to appear in court again on Dec. 9.
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