NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Two men were identified aft allegedly starring East Texas instrumentality enforcement connected a pursuit and having 31 gallons of medicine medicine.
The pursuit spanned crossed Nacogdoches, Rusk and Panola Counties connected Jan. 12, said the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office.
Demarco Bell, 28, of Chicago, Illinois, and Jaylen Joshua Johnson, 22, of Indianapolis, Indiana, were arrested successful transportation to the chase. They were charged with evading apprehension oregon detention, a felony, and possession of a unsafe drug, which is simply a people a misdemeanor. Police said they are inactive looking for a 3rd suspect.
The operator reportedly avoided spike strips during the chase. Authorities said the operator besides swerved towards a lawman constable, and the lawman changeable astatine the car.
The pursuit ended successful Panola County adjacent U.S. 59 and County Road 414.
“Inside the vehicle, investigators recovered 3 suitcases and 3 cardboard boxes packed with 252 1 pint bottles of Promethazine, a medicine antihistamine medicine,” the sheriff’s bureau said.
Authorities said promethazine is combined with opioid cough medicine codeine and abused arsenic a drug. The Promethazine that was seized did not person codeine, instrumentality enforcement said. It is besides chartless however the men got the medicine.
Bell and Johnson were booked into the Panola County Jail and were released aft they posted bond. Law enforcement is inactive investigating, and the suspects could look different charges.
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