Texas Woman Arrested With Loaded Handgun In Vagina

A firearms retailer examines a Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade show, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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A 31-year-old woman was arrested by Waco, Texas police late Monday night with about 30 grams of methamphetamine in her purse and a fully loaded handgun, with a round chambered, in her vagina, according to a local television report.

Waco police stopped a 1998 Land Rover at about 11 p.m. Monday, KCEN reported Tuesday.

The passenger, Ashley Cecilia Castaneda, was arrested and charged with methamphetamine possession in a drug free zone because the vehicle was stopped within 1,000 feet of a school, the television station reported. Police said they also found 29.5 grams of methamphetamine along with digital scales in her purse, according to the station.

After she was arrested, Castaneda allegedly told the officer she had a handgun in her vagina, KCEN reported. According to the television station, police found a loaded Smith and Wesson pistol with a round chambered.

The driver, Gabriel Garcia, 30, was accused of having 2.7 grams of methamphetamine under the driver’s seat, the television station reported.

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