Texas Mom Accused of Selling 7-Year-Old Son for $2,500 to Settle a Drug Debt: Police
A Texas mom is facing a criminal charge after allegedly selling her 7-year-old son in part to settle a drug debt, PEOPLE confirms. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday announced that 29-year-old Esmeralda Garza, of Corpus Christi, had been arrested on Friday. “Further investigation revealed two more female children, ages 2 and 3, who were in the process of being sold,” the agency said onits Facebook page. Agents in the midst of a drug investigation found and recovered the 7-year-old boy while executing a search warrant around 6 a....