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Longview police find meth stashed in diaper bag

11:36 AM PST on Wednesday, March 7, 2007

By TERESA BELL, kgw.com Staff

LONGVIEW, Wash. -- A young Longview couple was caught with a large stash of meth in their baby’s diaper bag, according to a local newspaper article.

According to the Longview Daily News report, police pulled the couple over on Monday and noticed the baby and a three-year-old girl inside the car were not wearing safety restraints.

Then, the article said, police searched the car, driven by Ashley Plemmons, 20, and found 23.2 grams of meth in a pocket of the diaper bag sitting on the floor in front of passenger, Jorge Pintilla Maldonado Arellano, 22.

Police said the diaper bag also contained a set of scales and baby supplies.

The report said that police also found 6.2 grams of meth in a plastic bag stuffed between the seats next to Plemmons.

Both Plemmons and Maldonado were arrested on charges including possession of methamphetamine, reckless endangerment with a controlled substance, and use of drug paraphernalia.

The children were put in custody of Child Protective Services.

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