SANTA CRUZ CO. (BCN)--A drug rehabilitation counselor has been arrested on  suspicion of selling heroin from her home in unincorporated Capitola,  according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office.

     

Kirstin Dempsey, 33, was arrested at about 3 p.m. Wednesday when  sheriff's deputies served a search warrant at her home in the 3400 block of  Kenilworth Lane as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale of drugs  from the residence.

     

Deputies found 6.7 grams of heroin, packaging materials, cash and  other items related to drug sales at the home and arrested Dempsey on  suspicion of possession of heroin for sale, sheriff's officials said.

     

Dempsey works as a drug rehabilitation counselor, according to the  sheriff's office.

 

(Copyright 2012, Bay City News. All Rights Reserved.)