GOLDEN GATE, Fla. (WINK) — Two people faced felony drug and child neglect charges after detectives said they found crack cocaine being made inside a home where four young children lived.
Collier County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Bureau members arrested Richardson Lahens, 39, and Cindy Pierre, 40, on Thursday after carrying out a search warrant at the residence with help from other agency units. Detectives obtained the warrant after receiving information about possible narcotics activity at the home on 17th Place Southwest.
Lahens and Pierre, the registered homeowners, were living in the residence with four young children. During the search, detectives found crack cocaine, cocaine, cooking utensils commonly used to manufacture crack cocaine and other items associated with the sale of illegal narcotics.
Detectives found the drugs and drug-making materials in parts of the home the children could easily access, including the kitchen. In one instance, detectives found cocaine in a kitchen drawer next to a child’s crayon, and a baby bottle and children’s drinking cups were sitting on top of the drawer.
“These children should never have been exposed to drugs, drug manufacturing o...