Mom drove with $10 million worth of heroin while baby was in backseat, police say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trisha Lynne Ibarra (top) and Trisha Lynne Ibarra (bottom) were caught with $10 million worth of heroin inside their car. (Rankin County Sheriff's Office)
Two woman were arrested after they carried $10 million worth of heroin in a vehicle while an infant was in the backseat, police said.
Arlene Viridiana Moya, 23, and Trisha Lynne Ibarra, 23, were in a white Ford SUV driving down Interstate 20 in Rankin County, Mississippi just after 9 p.m. when they were stopped for a routine traffic violation, police said in a news release Tuesday. Moya is from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Ibarra is from Laredo, Texas.
"The gas tank [of the car] was removed by members of the Rankin County Sheriff's Department, and located inside the gas tank was 51 pounds of heroin,” police said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The heroin was worth $10 million in street value.
Ibarra’s 3-month-old child was in the vehicle at the time. The child was placed with Child Protective Services custody, police said.
The 51 pounds of heroin was worth about $10 million in street value. (Rankin County Sheriff's Office)
"Regular mom or dad, who would even consider transporting drugs with a child with them in the car? But, I'm telling you, these drug cartels are ruthless; they go to whatever means necessary," Sheriff Bryan Bailey said, according to WAPT. "They use whatever they can to get around us and around getting caught."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Moya and Ibarra were arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking of heroin, police said.
Baily said Monday’s drug bust is most likely the biggest one in Mississippi.