By Pat Culverhouse

Drifting from lane to lane on a parish road led a local man straight to the parish prison Monday on drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute.

Tardarrius Marquis Green, 31, a resident of the 200 block of Abney St., was stopped by a Webster Parish deputy for a traffic violation near the intersection of Industrial Dr. and Hwy. 531 just after 8 p.m.

As he approached the vehicle, the deputy reportedly noticed the odor of marijuana coming from inside. After receiving permission to search, the deputy and an assisting Minden police officer reportedly discovered 102 suspected Ecstasy pills, approximately 23 grams of suspected marijuana and approximately 36 grams of suspected synthetic marijuana.

Officers reportedly found 20 Ecstasy pills divided into two, clear blue zip lock bags and located another 57 similar zip lock bags in the glove box next to Ecstasy pills. Synthetic marijuana reportedly was partially divided and rolled into 20 individual pieces approximately one and a half inches long.

Green reportedly admitted ownership of the substance found in the vehicle.

He reportedly was booked into Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center on possession of CDS Sch. II (Ecstasy) with intent to distribute, possession of CDS Sch. I (marijuana) with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to maintain control. His bond is set at $20,002.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.