The arrest came during the final days of the latest "Click It or Ticket" campaign as police around Oregon were stepping up enforcement of safety restraint and child safety seat laws.
(CANYONVILLE, Ore.) - Two men were arrested after Oregon State Police found 1/3 pound of cocaine in their vehicle last Thursday, on Interstate 5 about six miles south of Canyonville.
Police say that September 18th at about 7:42 AM, an OSP senior trooper stopped a 2006 Hyundai driven by 42-year old Paris Deschonn Perrantes, from Vancouver, Washington for an unsafe lane change and following too closely behind another vehicle northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 92.
Subsequent to the stop, approximately 1/3 lb. of cocaine, an ecstasy tablet and other drug paraphernalia was found inside the vehicle leading to the arrest of both occupants. An OSP drug detection canine assisted during the stop.
Perrantes and passenger 27-year old Roy Herbert Jones III, from Portland, were lodged in Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Possession, Distribution and Manufacturing a Controlled Substance – Cocaine, and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Ecstasy.
Estimated value of the seized cocaine is approximately $5,000.
Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop on Oregon's Interstate 5
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