Denton PD: 2 women were planning to sell fentanyl in DFW
DENTON, Texas - Police arrested two women who were allegedly planning to sell fentanyl-laced pills throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The Denton Police Department said narcotics officers began investigating 20-year-old Maya Dharamsi in early August. They suspected she was selling drugs in Denton, Collin, and Dallas counties.
On Tuesday, they got a warrant for her arrest and a warrant to search her home in Richardson.
Task force officers pulled her over that evening and found about 600 fentanyl-laced pills in her car. They also found other drugs and a handgun in the vehicle.
Police said Dharamsi admitted the drugs found in her car and later in her home belonged to her.
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18-year-old Stephen Paul Brinson, who was also known as Steve-O, was sentenced to 100 months in prison and 4 years of supervised release.
She’s now facing multiple charges for drug possession with the intent to distribute.
Dharamsi’s passenger, 21-year-old Sara St. Hilaire, was also arrested on drug charges.
Both women are being held in the Denton County jail.