Search warrant allegedly leads to large stash of meth

Published 10:22 am Monday, May 14, 2012

An Austin woman who was allegedly arrested with a large amount of meth pleaded not guilty Thursday in Mower County Court.

Sikkim Leang, 28, pleaded not guilty to first-degree drug possession, a felony. According to the court complaint, police found 28.1 grams of meth and 6.7 grams of marijuana when they executed a search warrant at the 300 block of Second St. NE.

In the complaint, Leang admitted the drugs belonged to her, and she said she sold meth at $80 a gram to support her own drug habit during the past four months.

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Leang’s pretrial is set for July 13.