A California couple has been taken into custody after authorities discovered they were delivering drugs to customers with a drone while their 9-year-old daughter remained at home with the rest of the supply.
Fox News reports that Benjamin Paul Baldassarre and Ashley Lauren Carroll became targets of a police investigation after receiving reports of drugs being dropped to customers from a drone. After executing a search warrant on the home, investigators discovered “uncapped hypodermic syringes” and unpacked powders, believed to be fentanyl, littering a bedroom. Baldassarre’s 9-year-old daughter was found in a bedroom that contained marijuana.
The duo are facing charges of possession of controlled substances for sale, child endangerment, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Carroll, who plead not guilty to charges, is currently being held on $100,000 bail.