A Linden woman was arrested Thursday after police observed her engaged in a drug transaction with her daughter in the car.
On September 10, 2015 at approximately 1:33 p.m., members of the Linden Police Narcotics Squad were conducting an investigation into street level drug sales when they observed a woman engage in a narcotics transaction while her 10-year-old daughter was in the car with her.
Detectives followed the car back to her residence and arrested Marylou Gonzalez, 37, of Linden.
During a search of her vehicle and residence, officers recovered 29 folds of heroin, a quantity of Xanax and Percocet pills, marijuana, and a digital scale.
Gonzalez was arrested and charged with distribution and possession of heroin and prescription medication, possession of marijuana and narcotics paraphernalia, as well as distribution within a school and park zone.
She was being held on $175,000 bail at the county jail with a court date set for September 18th.
The department’s Juvenile Bureau and the county’s Special Victims Unit were notified concerning the daughter’s presence during the commission of the crime.