A member of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa who was in a custody fight over her baby son has turned him over to the state after testing positive for dugs, WHO-TV reports.
Kelly Buffalo voluntarily gave Braven to the state Department of Human Services on Tuesday. The TV station said she tested positive for marijuana and methamphetamine. Police found drug paraphernalia and $3,500 in her home after receiving a tip that Buffalo was using drugs.
Buffalo had been fighting her tribe over plans to give Braven to a non-Indian couple. In the end, she decided to keep her son.
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