BEAUMONT, Texas — A pair of Alabama men were arrested on drug charges following a Tuesday morning traffic stop along the interstate west of Beaumont.
Melvin Donald Kidd, 66 and Jeffrey Ryan Clark, 26, both of Alabama, were arrested by Beaumont Police officers just after 11 a.m. Tuesday according to a news release from the department.
Officers stopped the westbound vehicle the two men were traveling in near the 837 mile marker, which is near Fannett, for a traffic violation the release said.
During the stop, officers found about 29 grams of what they say is methamphetamine along with about $17,000 in cash.
Both men were booked in to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility on second degree felony charges of possession of a controlled substance, the release said.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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Read the full Beaumont Police Department news release...
On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 11:01 a.m., Officers working westbound on IH 10 near the 837 mile marker, stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation.
During the traffic stop Officers located and seized approximately 29 grams of suspected Methamphetamine and approximately $17,000 in United States Currency.
Jeffrey Ryan Clark, a 26 year old Alabama resident, and Melvin Donald Kidd, a 66 year old Alabama resident, were transported to Jefferson County Jail and booked in for Possession of a Controlled Substance- 2nd degree felony.