A Coushatta resident faces charges of possession of illegal drugs and other drug related offenses. He was arrested last week by Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies.

According to the NPSO a traffic stop on US-71 north of Campti lead to discovery of 3 grams of suspected marijuana, 4 alprazolam pills, and an open alcoholic beverage container.

Bobby Eugene Jones of Coushatta was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center. A passenger in the vehicle with Jones at the time of the traffic stop was released.