State police find over 16 pounds of marijuana

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MONROE- A Texas man and a Mississippi man were arrested after State Police found more than 16 pounds of marijuana in the car they were in.

Louisiana State Police stopped the car on Interstate 20 after it off the road twice.

The driver was identified a Chandler Marquis Moore, 21, of Arlington, Texas, and the passenger as Richard Laster of Greenville, Miss.

Both men were taken to Ouachita Correctional Center.

Both were charged possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to deliver marijuana, illegal carrying of a weapon and possession of drugs with a juvenile. No bond was set.

Police did not identify other passengers in the car.

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