Cpl. Bart Veal

Public Information Officer

903-798-3187 (office) 903-798-2368 (pager)

903-824-4199 (cell) 903-798-3023 (fax)

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Re: 10 pounds of Marijuana found on Greyhound Bus, Arrest made.

On Monday 04/25/05 at approximately 11:45am, Officer John Gibbert and his K-9 partner Oran of the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department’s Special Operations Unit were working narcotics interdiction at the Greyhound Bus Station on E. 51st Street. Officer John Gibbert and his K-9 partner Oran located 10 pounds of marijuana in an overnight bag on a bus traveling from Dallas to Pennsylvania. The drugs were wrapped in plastic and have an estimated street value over 19,000.00 dollars.

20 year-old Bryan Alexander Laing of Mount Pocono Pennsylvania was arrested and charged with one felony count of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver.

Thank you and you can visit the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department online at http://www.txkusa.org/arkpolice.