EUSTIS, Florida—A passenger in a car stopped for speeding early Saturday morning was arrested for tampering with evidence and drug offenses after pulling a bag of cocaine and a bag of fentanyl from her vagina.
Joanne Marie Breeden, 32, who is listed as homeless, was a passenger in a car pulled over for speeding at South Bay Street and East Woodward Avenue, just after 2 a.m. Saturday by a Eustis Police officer.
The driver, who Inside Lake is not naming because she was not charged with a crime, agreed to allow EPD to search her vehicle. During the search, the arresting officer located a baggie with liquid residue, and K-9 Hulk and his handler located a pill bottle with white residue, believed to be methamphetamine or heroin, according to the arrest affidavit.
The officer asked both parties if they had anything illegal and Breeden responded she had illegal items “in her (expletive,)” the affidavit states. Breeden was placed into handcuffs and escorted to a female officer’s patrol car. While in the presence of the female officer, Breeden removed two baggies containing a white powder from her vagina and told officers it was cocaine and fentanyl; the substances field tested positive for both drugs.
Breeden was arrested for possession of fentanyl, cocaine and drug paraphernalia and tampering with evidence. She was transported to the Lake County Jail, where she is being held on $7,000 bond.
