DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - Police say a woman who fled to Mexico after being told she was facing drug charges has been arrested in northern Alabama.
Local news media reported Monday that Decatur Police say 38-year-old Jimmie Lou Soto was arrested after police learned she returned to the city to sell meth. Police found Soto on Feb. 6 with nearly two ounces of methamphetamine, prescription drugs and a handgun.
Police say Soto was told she was to expect an arrest as part of a continuing narcotics investigation. She fled the country to Mexico a few days later.
Soto is charged with meth trafficking, drug trafficking and being a person forbidden to possess a firearm. She is being held in the Morgan County Jail without bond.
It’s unclear if Soto has an attorney.
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