Meth dealer gets three years: Wife said he sold drugs to coworkers at waste/recycling center

Infante, who had a prior felony drug sales conviction, was arrested at his mother’s San Mateo home after police showed up for a probation search in April 2014.

Infante wasn’t home at the time of the search but his 32-year-old wife Elaina Renee Ruiz was home and allegedly locked the bedroom door and asked police for some time to dress after taking a shower, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Police didn’t buy the story, however, since they heard noises coming from the bedroom that made them think she was “moving things around” rather than dressing, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

When Ruiz opened the door, police found a baggie of meth in her purse and a nearly 12-gram shard/crystal of meth in the trash along with a pipe.

Ruiz admitted that the baggie in her purse was for her own personal use but told police the large crystal was her husband’s.

She told police that her husband had brought the larger baggie home the day before and was told not to smoke it since he planned to sell it to his coworkers at a waste/recycling center in San Carlos, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Both were convicted by a jury in January but Ruiz, 32, is waiting to hear whether she will be granted a new trial, her attorney Harvey Mittler said Monday.

Ruiz was also convicted for being under the influence of drugs and for resisting arrest, both misdemeanors.

Infante also pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence for an incident involving his wife and has been ordered to no longer contact her, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Infante’s lawyer, Ray Buenaventura, did not return a call for comment yesterday.

Ruiz is scheduled back in court April 16 to learn whether a motion for a new trial will be granted.

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