Prison time given in a pair of drug-related cases against an Austin woman

AUSTIN, Minn. — An Austin woman has received prison time in a pair of drug-related cases Thursday in Mower County District Court.

Patricia Jane Boonreuang, 29, received 73 months in prison for first-degree felony drug sales in one case and another 45 months in prison in the second case for third-degree felony drug possession.

Sentences are to run concurrently with Boonreuang receiving credit for 259 days served.

In the first case, Boonreuang was arrested for selling over 55 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential reliable informant (CRI) on Dec. 14, 2023.

In the second case, Boonreuang was arrested during the enforcement of a search warrant at a residence in the 800 block of Fifth Avenue NE in Austin.

In a search of a backpack found in the possession of Boonreuang, Austin Police detectives found the following:

Previously, Boonreuang had convictions for second degree drug sales in March of 2019 and fifth degree drug possession dated July of 2018.