Linette Figueroa Ortega, 19, of West Palm Beach, was arrested Nov. 5, 2013. She is accused of selling heroin and other drugs to undercover Palm Beach County deputies.
A 29-year-old woman brought young children with her when she sold heroin to undercover cops, Palm Beach County deputies say.
The woman, Linnette Figueroa Ortega, sold $200 worth of heroin to deputies on Tuesday while four kids, ranging in age from 6 to 12, waited in a car nearby, according to an arrest report.
Ortega also made a deal with deputies on Sept. 18, when she walked up to the unmarked police car with two boys, ages 3 and 5, in tow. She then sold $220 in heroin and dilaudid to deputies, the report said.
Deputies arrested Ortega Tuesday and charged her with several counts of selling heroin and pills.
According to the report, deputies first encountered Ortega on Sept. 11 at the Super 8 Motel at 1255 Hypoluxo Road. Ortega sold an undercover officer $60 of what proved to be heroin, or 'China,' as it's known on the street.
On Sept. 18, the day Ortega came to the drug deal at 1301 Hypoluxo Road with two children. Deputies bought heroin and dilaudid while the youngsters waited nearby.
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