Woman accused of endangering welfare of a child, criminal possession of dangerous drugs

A DAYCARE worker has been accused of building a “drug den” inside a cabinet so she could smoke crystal meth all day at work.

The 30-year-old was responsible for a number of infants. Picture: iStock

A DAY care worker who worked with infants is accused of smoking meth on the job inside a “drug den” built below a cabinet.

KRTV reported that Autumn Sienna Heinz, 30, faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child, criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal mischief.

The suspect, from Montana in the United States, is accused of smoking the drugs in a “drug den” hidden beneath a cabinet in the laundry room in the YMCA Learning Center day care building.

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Police said it was locked from the inside so nobody could get in.

Authorities found a glass pipe with what appeared to be meth residue and a plastic tube full of white crystals, which tested positive for meth.

The meth fumes permeated the entire building and every room tested positive for meth, including the infant room.

A vent fan in the bathroom was used to try to hide the smell of the smoke, according to police.

The cost of the clean-up could be more than $AU100,000.

Ms Heinz had been a full-time employee for three years and she worked in the infant area.

She was jailed under a $30,000 ($AU38,599) bond and told police she had a history of drug use including heroin and opioid pills and that she had “started at the Methadone Clinic in 2013 and stopped sometime in 2016 or 2017,” according to KTVQ.

Ms Heinz was arrested after a co-worker reported her drug habit to police last week.

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