Woman Gets 6 Months for Cocaine Possession
A North Hollywood woman, convicted of possessing cocaine for sale after her 8-year-old daughter brought some of the drug to school to show a teacher, was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail.
Carmen Lourdes Garcia, 31, also was ordered by Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Kathryne Ann Stoltz to pay a $150 fine or perform 35 hours of community service for possessing about 14 grams of cocaine packaged for sale.
Garcia was arrested Oct. 19 after her daughter brought white powder to a teacher at Oxnard Street School in North Hollywood. The girl said her mother had many other packets hidden in her bedroom closet, a probation report said. School officials notified police.
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