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Deputies: Valrico Driver With Two Children Had Drugs in Her Car

The 22-year-old woman was arrested after deputies pulled her over and found the drugs in her vehicle.

A 22-year-old Valrico woman with two young children was arrested after deputies say they discovered she was carrying drugs and a glass pipe in her car.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that Christina D. Brooks faces child neglect and drug charges, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, Brooks admitted that the drugs were hers and said that she has a drug addiction.

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Deputies said that they stopped her car Sunday in Valrico, because the windows were tinted too darkly. The found the drugs, in addition to two young children riding in the vehicle.

The Tampa Bay Times said that the police report did not indicate how old the children are or whether Brooks is their mother.

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