More than 46 pounds of cocaine were were seized in a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Acadia Parish by Louisiana State Police Troop I troopers.
According to a news release from Troop I, at about 7 a.m. Jan. 18, a trooper on routine patrol observed a 2014 Mercedes van commit a traffic violation while traveling on the interstate.
During the traffic stop, troopers became suspicious of the driver, 24-year-old Corrine Hopson of Baytown, Texas, and a passenger, 26-year-old Octavia Fields of Katy, Texas, police said.
Troopers searched the vehicle and located about 46 pounds of cocaine, police said.
Fields was placed under arrest without incident and booked at the Acadia Parish Jail on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a juvenile, and possession a stolen firearm. Hopson was cited with driving without a license, and improper lane usage.