MASON CITY, Iowa – A North Iowa woman is pleading not guilty to multiple drug offenses.

Diane Marie Lease, 67 of Clear Lake, is now scheduled to stand trial beginning January 27, 2026, for intent to deliver methamphetamine, failure to use a drug tax stamp, and possession of a controlled substance-3 rd offense.

Law enforcement says Lease was driving in Clear Lake when she was pulled over for speeding on 27 th Avenue South a little after 1 am on November 12.

Investigators say a police K9 indicated the presence of drugs in Lease’s vehicle and a search found 38 grams of methamphetamine, 13 grams of marijuana, a glass pipe containing white powdery residue, a portable scale, and 15 plastic baggies.

Lease remains in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on $25,000 cash only bond.

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