`DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY' DENIED; WOMAN'S TACTIC FAILS TO IMPRESS LAPD OFFICERS.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Staff Writer A 21-year-old woman claiming to be the daughter of the consul general consul general n. pl. consuls general Abbr. CG A consul of the highest rank serving at a principal location and usually responsible for other consular offices within a country. of the Philippines thought that flashing her ID card would get her out of a narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. arrest early Thursday, police said. But it didn't happen. Michelle Enada pleaded with Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police officers that she had ``diplomatic immunity A principle of International Law that provides foreign diplomats with protection from legal action in the country in which they work. Established in large part by the Vienna conventions, diplomatic immunity is granted to individuals depending on their rank and the ,'' said Sgt. Ray Davies of the LAPD's North Hollywood Division. After officers called their superiors downtown, they determined that she was not eligible for immunity and jailed Enada in lieu of $10,000 bail, said Los Angeles Police Officer Jason Lee. ``They verified that diplomatic immunity does not exist for children of the general consul,'' Lee said. The ordeal began at 5:30 a.m. Thursday when North Hollywood patrol officers responded to a loud party complaint in the 3300 block of Bonnie Hill Drive in North Hollywood, Lee said. They went to the back of the home, where they found several loud people. Officers gave the partygoers information on city fines for disturbing the peace if they have to respond a second time, Lee said. They then asked Enada to show her identification and when she did, a small plastic baggie containing cocaine fell out of her hand, police said. Enada was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. , Lee said. Police said that Enada has had at least one other encounter with LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers before and also tried to avoid arrest by claiming that she had diplomatic immunity. |
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