Deputies Find Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, and Marijuana During Traffic Stop

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of Carl Shelvin (age 23) of Gray on Monday, February 12. Just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Bayou Blue Bypass Road in Bayou Blue. Deputies made contact with the driver and two passengers. The rear seat passenger initially gave a false name, but he was later identified as Carl Shelvin. He was found to have over 117 grams of marijuana, nearly 28 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 4 grams of cocaine, a handgun, and drug paraphernalia in his possession. Shelvin was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center on charges including Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine , Crack Cocaine, and Marijuana, as well as Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Illegal Carrying of a Weapon in the Presence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Resisting an Officer. His bond is set at $137,000.

Carl Shelvin
Carl Shelvin
Deputies Find Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, and Marijuana During Traffic Stop