Pair popped in Waikoloa drug bust

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A man and a woman have been charged with drug offenses after police served a search warrant at their Waikoloa home.

A man and a woman have been charged with drug offenses after police served a search warrant at their Waikoloa home.

On Monday morning, vice officers served the search warrant on a home on Puu Nui Street. They recovered 129.5 grams of a crystalline substance, 15.1 grams of a dried green leafy substance, 6.6 grams of a white powdery substance, one morphine tablet and paraphernalia associated with the distribution and use of narcotics.

Also seized was $901 for forfeiture.

Arrested at the scene were 46-year-old Lenore Lafaye and 45-year-old Lindsey Robinson of Waikoloa.

Monday afternoon, Lafaye was charged with meth trafficking, promoting a detrimental drug, three counts of promoting a dangerous drug and two counts of possessing drug paraphernalia. Her bail was set at $316,000.

Robinson was charged with promoting a dangerous drug, promoting a detrimental drug and possessing drug paraphernalia. His bail was set at $21,000.

Both remained at the cellblock until their initial court appearance on Tuesday.