Gregg County Drug Bust

LONGVIEW — Gregg County authorities report two Tallulah, Louisiana, residents were busted for cocaine on I-20. Authorities say a Sheriff’s investigator arrested the two men late Sunday night after the investigator allegedly found cocaine in their vehicle during a search after stopping the vehicle for speeding. Both men were transported to the Gregg County Jail. Sheriff’s Captain Mike Claxton says Investigator Tracy Freeman “developed information regarding the two occupants that was suspicious, and the pair showed signs of nervousness.”

Claxton says the driver gave consent to conduct a search, which reportedly turned up a plastic bag containing some 63 grams of cocaine hidden in a food container. Claxton says the street price locally is estimated at $12,000. Kalvin R. Banks, 45, and Charles Coleman, 56, were arrested and jailed on a second-degree felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $100,000.