A Ruston man was arrested early Saturday morning after he allegedly discarded a bag of ecstasy while standing outside the vehicle in which he was a passenger.
Carlos T. Albritton, 41, was first observed as a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation. Albritton was seen holding an open beer can with an open bottle of whiskey beside him.
When he was directed to step out of the car, he apparently discarded a bag of a substance that tested positive for MDMA (ecstasy) while the officer was checking the identities of the other occupants.
Albritton was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of MDMA, open container, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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