Crime & Safety

Booking Photo Released of OC Woman Arrested on Drug Charges in Cabazon

Andrea Braun, 48, of Huntington Beach, was booked at Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of five felonies, according to inmate records.

A booking photo was released Wednesday of a Huntington Beach woman arrested Tuesday in Cabazon on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and marijuana.

A deputy "conducted a vehicle enforcement stop" about 5 a.m. Tuesday on Thunder Road, north of Seminole Drive, Sgt. Richard Beatty of the sheriff's Cabazon Station said.

The driver, identified as Andrea Braun, 48, of Huntington Beach, gave the deputy consent to search the vehicle, Beatty said. The deputy found a half-ounce of methamphetamine, a half-ounce of marijuana, and "a large amount of money," Beatty said.

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Braun was the only person in the vehicle, and she was arrested, Beatty said.

She was booked at Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of five felonies, including possessing narcotics, according to inmate records.

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Braun was released Tuesday on $25,000 bail. She had a court appearance scheduled Thursday in Banning.


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