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Texas mother accused of selling son gets 6 years in prison

A Texas woman accused of selling her 7-year-old son and planning to sell her two other children to settle a drug debt has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Esmeralda Garza of Corpus Christi was sentenced Friday after taking a plea deal.

She was convicted on three counts of selling or purchasing a child. She also was convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to sell or purchase a child.

Last June investigators discovered her son had been sold for $2,500.

Investigators also learned that she had planned to sell her two daughters, ages 2 and 3, as well – all to pay off a drug debt.

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