Central Texas police allegedly find loaded handgun in woman's vagina during traffic stop

Ashley Cecilia Castaneda, 31, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine in a drug-free zone after officers found 29.5 grams of methamphetamine and a set of digital weighing scales in her purse, the Waco Police Department said in a news release Tuesday. Officers found a loaded Smith and Wesson .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun stored inside of her vagina. less Ashley Cecilia Castaneda, 31, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine in a drug-free zone after officers found 29.5 grams of methamphetamine and a set of digital weighing scales in her ... more Photo: Waco Police Department Photo: Waco Police Department Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Central Texas police allegedly find loaded handgun in woman's vagina during traffic stop 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

Waco police found a loaded handgun in a woman's vagina after finding almost 30 grams of methamphetamine in her purse during a traffic stop Monday night.

Ashley Cecilia Castaneda, 31, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine in a drug-free zone after officers allegedly found 29.5 grams of methamphetamine and a set of digital weighing scales in her purse, the Waco Police Department said in a news release Tuesday.

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While en route to McLennan County Jail, Castaneda told an officer that she had hidden a handgun in her vagina.

A female officer then searched Castaneda and retrieved a loaded Smith and Wesson .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun from inside of her vagina.

The weapon had a round chambered and a full magazine of bullets, the release said.

According to McLennan County Jail records, Castaneda has also been charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon, possession of a dangerous drug — prednisone and possession of a dangerous drug — tizanidine hydrochloride.

Police also arrested the driver, 30-year-old Gabriel Garcia, after allegedly finding 2.7 grams of methamphetamine under the driver's seat of his 1998 Toyota Land Rover.

Garcia was also charged with possession of methamphetamine in a drug-free zone.

The traffic stop was conducted within 1,000 feet of West Elementary School, police said in the release.

Castaneda is being held in the McLennan County Jail as of Tuesday afternoon on a $31,000 bond, online jail records show. Garcia has been released on a $10,000 bond.

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