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A first-grade teacher was arrested after she attempted to buy methamphetamine while she was on duty at a school in Florida, United States on Feb. 6.
Police discovered Valerie Lee Prince’s illegal order during a narcotics investigation, as per the Clay County Sheriff’s Office statement on Facebook last Saturday, Feb. 8.
During the operation, Prince tried to buy an eight ball (eighth of an ounce) of methamphetamine for $85 (about P4,300) from an undercover police officer posing as a drug dealer. The teacher had also requested for the drugs to be delivered to her at Jacksonville Heights Elementary School during her work hours.
Authorities added that she was planning to simply step out of her class to receive the order of drugs. The teacher was also reportedly going to “consume some of the narcotics” before she returned to the classroom with first-grade students.
Despite her request to have it delivered to the school, the undercover officer declined and instead met her after work hours in the nearby district of Clay County. Prince was immediately detained when she met with the supposed drug dealer.
After her arrest, Prince also admitted to using methamphetamine on multiple occasions in the past six months.
Prince was charged with purchasing and possessing meth. She is also set to appear in court next month regarding the incident. JB
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