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Cocaine arrest made at Coffeeville roadblock A suspect was arrested Saturday evening for possession of cocaine in Coffeeville. Corporal Steve Carlisle of the Clarke County Sheriff's Department was assisting Coffeeville Police Chief Clint Harrell in making traffic stops. A vehicle was stopped Dec. 29 at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Highway 69 at the intersection of Highway 154, Carlisle said, and the driver gave a consent to search the vehicle. The passenger, Dan Thornton, 55, of Coffeeville, admitted he had a pocket knife in his possession. However, "he shoved his left hand in his left pocket and he wouldn't pull his hand out," the corporal said. "…I got his hand out of his pocket and reached in his pocket… and found a bag of cocaine." In addition, in a tobacco pouch was discovered a bag of crack cocaine, and there was approximately $1,676 in different denominations in his billfold, which the authorities confiscated. Thornton was charged with possession of a controlled substance. The driver was charged with no tag light. He was giving Thornton a ride home because the suspect's car was broke down, Carlisle said. The driver had no knowledge of the drugs being in the vehicle. Thornton, on the other hand, was previously known for criminal activity. "I've heard his name a lot," the corporal said. "I haven't been able to catch him until that night." Coffeeville is a hub for Highways 69 and 84. Highway 84 is a major route for drugs, a majority coming in from the Silas community in Choctaw County, Carlisle said. "I've gotten one pound of marijuana out of one car, and two-and-a half pounds out of another car." Unfortunately, "there's just not enough of us out there. We're doing everything we can with what we've got." He applauded the work of Police Chief Harrell. With people buying alcoholic beverages across the county line, "we don't see the fatality wrecks that we used to see. A lot of people get mad at the DUI's he's arrested, but that is saving a lot of lives." Purchasing alcohol across the county line is not the problem, Carlisle said, as long as there is a sober driver involved and "no people drinking on the way back."
Local police, sheriff's deputies and state troopers will continue to keep a watch on the Coffeeville area highways, the corporal said. "We doing everything we can to stop the crime and stop the incidents before they happen."
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