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Mother, son arrested for selling prescription drugs near high school
A 50-year-old woman and her 29-year-old son have been arrested for attempting to sell drugs to an undercover officer - less than a half mile from Kaufman High School.
According to Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office reports, Annie Cunningham and Glenn Gardner, both of Scurry, were charged with delivery of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone after their arrests Nov. 20 in the 2300 block of South Washington St.
The duo are accused of attempting to sell 200 pills of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and 400 doses of the seizure drug Klonopin to an undercover officer.
As of Monday, Gardner remained in custody with $100,000 bond while Cunningham had been released after posting $100,000 bond.
“The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office has noticed a rise in youths abusing prescription drugs; this appears to be following the national trend,” Sgt. Bryan Francis of the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office said. “Youths find that pills such as Xanax are cheaper and easier to gain access to then more typical street drugs. Teens often go through their parent’s medicine cabinet to find left over medications. Parents are advised to keep a close eye on prescription medications such as mood altering medications and painkillers.”
According to Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office reports, Annie Cunningham and Glenn Gardner, both of Scurry, were charged with delivery of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone after their arrests Nov. 20 in the 2300 block of South Washington St.
The duo are accused of attempting to sell 200 pills of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and 400 doses of the seizure drug Klonopin to an undercover officer.
As of Monday, Gardner remained in custody with $100,000 bond while Cunningham had been released after posting $100,000 bond.
“The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office has noticed a rise in youths abusing prescription drugs; this appears to be following the national trend,” Sgt. Bryan Francis of the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office said. “Youths find that pills such as Xanax are cheaper and easier to gain access to then more typical street drugs. Teens often go through their parent’s medicine cabinet to find left over medications. Parents are advised to keep a close eye on prescription medications such as mood altering medications and painkillers.”
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