Drugs found at Durham home day care

DURHAM, N.C. — Police said they found cocaine and guns when they raided a home day care Tuesday.

Officers say they found 301 grams of cocaine and two guns when they raided the home at 308 Pearson Drive Tuesday morning. A 2-year-old and a 13-month-old were in the day care at the time of the raid, police said.

The operator of the day care, Agostina Mabel Pomiro, 25, was charged with cocaine trafficking, possession of cocaine with the intent to sell, maintaining a dwelling for the sale or delivery of controlled substances, misdemeanor child abuse and possessing a controlled substance on a day care property.

Pomiro is the mother of the 13-month-old, police said.

Victor Antonio Garcia, 20, of the same address, was charged with four counts of cocaine trafficking, three counts of possession of cocaine with the intent to sell, maintaining a dwelling for the sale or delivery of controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor child abuse and selling a controlled substance on a day care property.

Both were being held at the Durham County jail. It was unclear if they had attorneys.

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My mother has owned a home daycare for 20 years. She received her Child Care degree from a great community college. And she is a 5-star ranked day care. Home Day Cares can be wonderful, they are smaller and a more intimate touch. She is able to truly be there for the babies. However, there are plenty of bad apples in the crowd. Parents need to do research before they send their child to any daycare. In Charlotte, for example, there the Child Care association provides a list of credible ranked day cares. Also, always check to see if they went to school and if they have references. Any day care facilities not on that list is basically a mom and pop operation that does not adhere to any of the rules or policies in place for home day care providers. It sounds as if the day care in this story was a front for drug activity and more of a neighborhood catch-all than true operation.

sunshinegraves19
February 18, 2009 4:17 p.m.

BEFORE this homedaycare was opened, the law requires this provider to have criminal checks and fingerprint checks, on all people living within the home. This provider did not comply with the law. Throw the book at them!

grenlyn1
February 18, 2009 3:53 p.m.

"If society is this bad now, i can't imagine how horrible it will be for my children..."

...at least your children will be super high.

Seriously, this is a good bust. 301 grams is a lot of coke and I'm glad this garbage is off the streets. Good job, leos.

Justin T.
February 18, 2009 3:16 p.m.

bglover 5 and to the other one; I am WELL aware that alot of in home daycares are just great and wonderful. HOWEVER there are also in home daycares that are not licensed by the state of NC (which Im guessing this one was probably not). My child went to a daycare before she started school and it was great. I never had any issues the whole 4 years she was there. I dont think alot of people realize that these places dont have to be licensed if they dont have a certain # of children. So relax.