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'Adorable kingpin' with happy mug shot is DEA official's daughter, report says

Sarah Furah mug shot

Credit: Brazos County Sheriff's Office

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Sarah Furah mug shot
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Dec 2, 2015

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Sarah Furay, notorious for her cheerful mug shot after being arrested on drug charges, is the daughter of Agent Bill Furay, a Drug Enforcement Administration official once in charge of the DEA's office in Galveston, Texas, according to a 2010 report.  He is currently stationed in Panama, according to a recent report.

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Furay, 19, was arrested in College Station, Texas, for allegedly possessing cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, meth and a drug "similar to LSD."  Her big-grinned mug shot went viral, with some calling it "the happiest mugshot in America."

The mugshot led some publications to sarcastically dub her an "adorable drug kingpin."

Furay spent a day in jail and was released after posting $39,000 bond.

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