Authorities say a Texas mother with a drug debt to settle is accused of selling her seven-year-old son for $US2,500 ($3,387).

Authorities say a Texas mother with a drug debt to settle is accused of selling her seven-year-old son for $US2,500 ($3,387).

The Texas Department of Public Safety said that 29-year-old Esmeralda Garza of Corpus Christi was arrested last week.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said that 29-year-old Esmeralda Garza of Corpus Christi was arrested last week.