8 Texas Girls Scouts Arrested In Drug Trafficking Bust
8 girl scouts have been arrested for delivering more than just addicting cookiesÂ to homes inÂ Del Rio, Texas. The girls have been accused of working closely with a Mexican drug cartel, delivering cocaine door-to-door in cookie boxes. The names of the girls are being withheld due to their ages, ranging from 12 to 14.âAt this time, we are not sure how long the cartel has been using girl scouts,â saidÂ Del Rio Sheriff Wayne Walker. âThe truth is, we stumbled on it accidentally when two of the girls delivered a box of cocaine to one of my deputies instead of dropping off theÂ Samoas and Thin MintsÂ he ordered.âAccording to Walker, Deputy Johnson received a Â¼ kilo of cocaine instead of the boxes of cookies he was expecting.âWe started surveillance of the girls immediately after,Â and made the bust when we were sure we had the major players. In total we apprehended 8 girl scouts, 6 customers, and one driver. We also recovered a van full of thin mints with each box containing Â½ kilo of cocaine, with a total street value of approximately 20 million dollars, plus about $120 in cookies.ââIâm not sure why the Thin Mints delivered to my house only had a Â¼ kilo instead of a Â½ kilo of cocaine,â Deputy Johnson said via SkypeÂ while onÂ vacation in Aruba. âItâs one of those mysteries weâll never figure out I guess. The girls have lawyered up, and theyâre not talking.âGirl Scout Spokesperson Sally Smith says that you canât blame the girls, and that they are just doing their best.âThese girls were obvious troubled youths. The Girl Scouts of America pride themselves of turning troubled girls around to a righteous path, but unfortunately we canât help everyone,â said Smith. âWith the knowledge that these girls had been selling cocaine, though, we have decided to give them their âBig Earnerâ merit badge, which goes to only the most tenacious girls who are definitely future entrepreneurs!âÂ Â