SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) -- A former San Rafael waitress is facing charges after law enforcement authorities say she sold cocaine and methamphetamine to undercover investigators posing as restaurant customers.
Marin County Deputy District Attorney Sean Kensinger says 41-year-old Francisca Avina sold the drugs to undercover detectives eight times during the course of the investigation at Playa Azul Marisco restaurant.
The Marin Independent Journal reports Avina and her alleged drug supplier, 32-year-old Alvaro Ucan-Piste of Richmond, are scheduled to be arraigned Monday on several charges related to narcotics sales.
The pair was arrested during a bust Wednesday night following an investigation by the county's Major Crimes Task Force.
Investigators say they found a quarter pound of suspected cocaine on Ucan-Piste and also found cocaine and cash in a search of Avina's residence.

I understand that waiting tables does not pay well, but there are better (meaning more legal) ways to supplement your income than selling dope.
Posted by: Minidoc | Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 01:21 PM
A little addition to the menu... what a dummy. You don't get involved in something like that, it never ends well.
Posted by: The Last Archimedean | Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 03:20 PM
If you are going to be so stupid as to sell drugs... DON'T DO IT WHERE YOU WORK!
Posted by: NC Tony | Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 03:23 PM
My question is how did she manage to sell drugs 8 times....To the same people?
Posted by: WiseAss | Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 09:22 PM
You've never heard of a drug addict? That repeatedly needs to buy drugs? You find a source, you keep going to it...
Posted by: The Last Archimedean | Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 11:47 PM
This reeks of a setup.
Posted by: WMDKitty | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 12:26 AM
As far as I'm concerned she was just providing really good customer service. Of course drugs are dangerous but they only get more dangerous when made illegal. Similar to prostitution, which is perfectly safe in most places where it is legal and regulated.
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Posted by: Propylene Glycol | Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 10:25 PM