Recently, Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Tactical Narcotics Agent J. Steinke working with the Natchitoches Drug Enforcement Unit stopped a 2020 Freightliner on Interstate-49 near Natchitoches for a traffic violation.

 

Deputies identified the operator of the commercial truck as 48-year-old Vincent L. Carter of Dallas, Texas. During the traffic stop, agents suspected criminal activity. As the investigation progressed, agents learned Carter was on felony federal probation.

 

NPSO Sgt. A. Llorence and his drug detection K-9 “Roka” was summoned to the scene. A free air sniff by “Roka” around the vehicle and trailer led to a positive narcotics presence alert. A probable cause search of the vehicle, led to the discovery and seizure of several vacuum sealed bags containing approximately 18.5 pounds of suspected marijuana and $7208.00 US currency in the cab area.

 

Carter was placed under arrest without incident. Vincent Carter, of Dallas, was transported and booked in Lasalle Corrections Center in Natchitoches charged with Possession of CDS I Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Improper Lane Usage and Federal Probation Violation.

 

The seized evidence will be submitted to the crime lab for narcotics analysis as well as the currency being turned over to the Natchitoches District Attorney’s Office for asset forfeiture proceedings. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit will continue to work with the Sabine Parish Tactical Narcotics Team in an effort to investigate, identify and arrest individuals transporting and distributing illegal narcotics in Natchitoches and Sabine Parishes.

 

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

 

Sheriff Wright thanks Sheriff Aaron Mitchell and the Sabine Parish TNT Unit for their assistance in this investigation. If you would like to report narcotics activity in your community contact the NPSO Drug Tip hotline at 318-238-8477. Involved in the arrest were Sabine Parish Sheriff TNT, NPSO Drug Enforcement Lt. J. Roberts and Patrol Sgt. A. Llorence.