Drug abuse, soliciting

AUSTINTOWN

A police report said a Cleveland-area woman solicited sex from an officer.

Julie A. Smith, 41, of Brooklyn, faces a felony count of drug abuse along with misdemeanor counts of possessing criminal tools and drug paraphernalia and soliciting for sex.

Officers investigating a human-trafficking tip that was ultimately unfounded conducted a reverse sting through an online prostitution ad early Sunday, according to the report.

Smith, whom officers later identified as the advertiser, directed officers to the Comfort Inn along Clarkins Drive.

After her arrest, police also found methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia belonging to Smith in the hotel room.

Smith was released Monday after posting a $2,500 bond. She’s due back in the Mahoning County Area Court on March 6, court records show.