Woman allegedly pushes drugs, not dessert, onto customers at local restaurant

Usually when you go to a restaurant, you’re there because a business sells food.

But a woman on Hilton Head Island allegedly came to a local restaurant to sell drugs Thursday.

According to a report filed with Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, a witness told law enforcement a woman was attempting to sell illegal drugs at mid-island restaurant and that she smelled strongly of marijuana.

When law enforcement found the woman described by the witness nearby and asked her for her license, a suspected marijuana cigarette fell from her pocket.

In the woman’s backpack, deputies discovered a mason jar filled with plastic baggies and some loose marijuana, along with a clear baggie containing 5.7 grams of cocaine. Police also found a wallet that did not belong to the woman in her backpack.

The woman was arrested for simple possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

This story was originally published January 14, 2017 at 5:44 PM with the headline "Woman allegedly pushes drugs, not dessert, onto customers at local restaurant."