Mount Pleasant woman faces drug charges following controlled sale

A Mount Pleasant woman faces drug-related charges after Iowa City police say she was involved in narcotics sales in the area.

According to criminal complaints from the Iowa City Police Department, 32-year-old Adriana Ruiz De Chavez exchanged about 7 grams of methamphetamine during a controlled purchase for serialized U.S. currency. Police say an investigation determined Ruiz De Chavez “is involved in the sale of narcotics with a co-conspirator in the Coralville/Iowa City area.”

Ruiz De Chavez was arrested and faces a felony charge for possession of a controlled substance. She also faces other serious misdemeanor charges for possession of a controlled substance and for possession of drug paraphernalia, according to criminal complaints.

She is being held in jail on $5,000 cash or surety bond, plus $2,000 more for lesser drug charges after a later date.

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