Elderly woman caught pushing drugs
Posted at 11/24/2009 1:48 PM | Updated as of 11/24/2009 1:48 PM
An elderly woman was arrested in a drug bus in Cavite province, Monday night, police said.
Chief Inspector Ray Cuaneco, Cavite provincial police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief, identified the woman as 70-year-old Concepcion Mendoza.
Cuaneco said Mendoza was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted at a mall in Bacoor town around 6 p.m.
Seized from the suspect was 10 grams of suspected shabu, the police officer said.
He said Mendoza has admitted that she has been pushing drugs. He added that the suspect named a certain Datu from Dasmariñas town as her drug supplier.
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I once received successful addiction treatment in a drug detox in California and was surprised by how many old people there were in there seeking help with an addiction. Most people think of drug users being young or middle aged and don’t realize just how many of the older generation actually do drugs.