Deputies wrote that they were walking the plaza’s north parking lot when they spotted a blue Ford Bronco with its rear doors open. Two people sat in the back. Padla was behind the driver’s seat. Deputies say they smelled burnt cannabis as they approached, and that the man with her was searched first and had no contraband.
In Padla’s purse, however, deputies say they found a baggie of marijuana, a metal grinder with more marijuana inside, and a small gray container holding a clear baggie of white powder, with more of the powder loose in the container. The powder tested positive for cocaine on a presumptive field test at the sheriff’s District 7 station. The amount was listed as less than one gram.
Padla was charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, a felony, and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail. Bond was set at $500. The arrest report lists no marijuana charges…