Los Angeles Child Abuse Charges Stem from Heroin Bust
A 31-year-old mother is facing drug charges and charges of child endangerment in Los Angeles after authorities say they found six bags of heroin in her 14-year-old's pants, according to the L.A. Times.
Child abuse defense lawyers in Los Angeles understand the challenges of representing parents facing drug charges, substance abuse allegations or other issues resulting in a child abuse grievance hearing.
The case here is two-fold. Certainly the charge of heroin possession will need to be aggressively defended against. But as problematic are the allegations of child abuse. Once child welfare authorities are involved in your family's affairs, it can be difficult or impossible to rid yourselves of them. And it can take years. The bureaucracy can be a nightmare and your rights are always best protected by consulting an experienced attorney.
In this case, the drugs were found in the boy's pants during a traffic stop. An experienced defense attorney in Los Angeles will certainly challenge the probable cause for conducting a search of the child. Police contend the mother admitted to hiding the drugs in her son's pants. The boy, and his 11-year-old brother, were released into the custody of child protective services.
Police contend she told them she was transporting the drugs "this one time" to help pay the rent. She was charged with possession of heroin for sale, transporting heroin, child endangerment and inducing a child to transport heroin. Authorities allege there is evidence she had been selling the heroin, which will also be challenged by a defense attorney. Allegations of selling heroin are more serious than possession.
In other news, eight suspects have been arrested in San Bernardino County, after a raid turned up $90,000 in cash and two pounds of drugs, including cocaine and heroin. The group is accused of being gang-affiliated drug dealers connected to narcotic sales in Los Angeles, Victorville, Apple Valley, Hesperia and Indio, according to a report in the Mercury News.
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