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Merced Woman Back In Jail After Meth Found Hidden In Son's Teddy Bear

MERCED (CBS13) - A Merced County sheriff's deputy conducting a compliance check found methamphetamine hidden inside a teddy bear in a woman's bedroom on Sunday.

Sandra Oseguera
Sandra Oseguera

Deputy Brankel Nobari and his K9 Rally, a 2-year-old black Labrador Retriever, were conducting a check of a residence in the 5000 block of East Highway 140 near Merced when Rally "alerted: to the scent of narcotics coming from a teddy bear in Sandra Oseguera's bedroom.

The bear, which belonged to Oseguera's 2-year-old son, was sitting on her bed. The deputy reportedly found a gram of methamphetamine, a small scale and a "snorting" straw used to inhale meth hidden inside the bear.

Oseguera, 28, was taken into custody on fresh charges of possession of methamphetamine and remains without bail as her original terms were reinstated, the sheriff's department said.

Oseguera was originally arrested in January for possession and possession for sale of methamphetamine.

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