Woman charged after marijuana seized

A Silver City mother remained in custody Thursday after drug officers allegedly seized marijuana and drug paraphernalia during a search of her Silver City home.

Mary MacDonald, 52, was booked into the Lyon County Jail on suspicion of felony maintaining a residence for the purpose of use or sale of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of sale, possession of a controlled substance, manufacturing drug paraphernalia, unlawful use of cocaine, unlawful use of methamphetamine, unlawful use of marijuana, child neglect and endangerment and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to Lyon County Sheriff's Detective Ryan Powell, officers served a search warrant on MacDonald's Croner Street home at 7:11 a.m. Wednesday. They seized a marijuana plant, 30 grams of "finished" marijuana and numerous items of drug paraphernalia.

The street value of the drugs recovered was estimated to be between $900 and $1,000, Powell said.

He said MacDonald's 10- and 14-year-old sons were home at the time of the search and released to a family friend. MacDonald tested positive for the use of methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana.

While conducting the search of MacDonald's home, officers learned a transient living in a trailer nearby had a felony drug warrant out of Arizona.

Harvey Wayne Thomas, 63, was booked into the Lyon County Jail on suspicion of possession of marijuana, possession of a hypodermic needle, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held without bail on the Arizona warrant.

MacDonald's bail was set at $41,132.

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