Gainesville Police arrested a local woman carrying a bag of meth and seven oxycodone pills after she tried to destroy 0.2 grams of crack cocaine in her pants.
Officers arrested 32-year-old Juanita Bass on charges of tampering with evidence, possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of marijuana, according to a police report.
GPD stopped a car early Wednesday morning with Bass in the front passenger seat. As the officer approached, the smell of weed wafted from the car, according to the report.
The officer then searched Bass and felt an object wedged in her crotch, according to the report. The officer allowed Bass to get the item but noticed she started to move the object inside her pants. Bass then pulled out an Elmer’s Glue tube containing cocaine residue.
The officer continued to search Bass’ pants and found several large pieces of a rock-like substance, according to the report.
The officer recovered two crack rocks, weighing about 0.2 grams, after they fell out of the bottom of Bass’ pant leg, as well as oxycodone pills in her purse.
The officer also noticed Bass clenching a plastic bag containing a yellowish substance, which was later found to be 1 gram of meth, according to the report.
After questioning, Bass said the meth and cocaine was not hers, according to the report.
Officers booked Bass into the Alachua County Jail at about 2:30 a.m. As of press time, her bond is set at $50,000.
[A version of this story ran on page 5 on 5/29/2014 under the headline "Woman arrested with a medley of drugs, some found in her crotch"]
