Tara Michaela Diaz

On May 24, 2023, Officers with the Coon Rapids police department were dispatched to a report of a slumped over driver at [ADDRESS REDACTED] NW in Coon Rapids, Anoka County. Officers approached and noted the vehicle was running, the driver and passenger were slumped over. The driver was identified as Phia Vue [DOB REDACTED], Defendant Vue hereinafter. The passenger was identified as Tara Michaela Diaz [DOB REDACTED], Defendant Diaz hereinafter. Defendant Vue was suspected of being under the influence of a controlled substance while operating the vehicle and was arrested.

During a search of the vehicle, a silver container with three baggies of a white crystal substance was located near where Defendant Vue was. Near Diaz was a backpack that contained a whip-it torch and her mail, the same type of torch was located in a separate silver handbag next to her purse. In that silver handbag was additional baggies containing a crystal substance. The substances were sent to the Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory. The baggies in the silver container weighed positive for.116 grams containing methamphetamine,.033 grams containing fentanyl, and.272 grams containing fentanyl.

The baggies in the handbag weighed 2.089 grams containing methamphetamine and.198 grams containing fentanyl.