A Cedartown woman was arrested Tuesday near Crossville, AL in DeKalb County and charged with padding her bra – with methamphetamine. 37 year old Oralia Ramirez is charged with trafficking in a controlled substance. She was in the DeKalb County jail Wednesday, waiting for bond to be set. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said agents with the DeKalb County Drug Task Force and Marshall County Drug Enforcement Unit stopped a 1991 Plymouth Acclaim, being driven by Ramirez, at the intersection of Highway 68 and Highway 168 around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, for a traffic violation. Harris said Ramirez consented to a search. He said Crossville Officer Ada Hamilton performed a pat down and allegedly found a pound of meth, in “ice” form, hidden inside Ramirez’s bra. Harris said the street value of the meth is about $13,000.
2009-07-30