A Choudrant man was arrested Dec. 22 after a Ruston patrol officer saw a suspected drug transaction and then found drugs in the man’s vehicle.
Monterrious Kentez Dade, 43, was arrested after Ruston Police found ecstasy tablets in his vehicle.
An officer on patrol saw a suspected drug transaction in a convenience store parking lot on South Farmerville Street at about 4 p.m. The man got into a 2008 Nissan rogue and left the parking lot traveling west on Arizona Avenue. The registration on the license plate expired in 2023.
The vehicle was stopped, and Dade was found to be the driver and only occupant. When asked to step out of the vehicle, Dade reached into the center console, but was restrained by the officer.
A search on the vehicle located three suspected MDMA (ecstasy) tablets. Dade was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of MDMA and expired vehicle registration.
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