TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATION

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATION
ANTHONY GILBERT VIGIL – I.C.E. ARREST

AMELIA – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Anthony Gilbert Vigil, 50, of 1841 Bull Run Road, Thibodaux, LA, on felony drug law charges following a traffic stop near Amelia on Friday.

An I.C.E. Division deputy observed a vehicle east of the Amelia Bridge on Highway 182 commit a traffic violation.

The deputy initiated a stop of that vehicle and made contact with the driver, now identified as Anthony Gilbert Vigil. The deputy interviewed Vigil and as a result of that interview, the deputy requested and was granted consent to search the vehicle.

As a result of that search, a quantity of meth-amphetamine was seized.

Anthony Gilbert Vigil was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:
*Possession of Meth-Amphetamine
*Driving on Roadway Laned for Traffic

Anthony Gilbert Vigil remains incarcerated with a bond set at $5,000.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at 985-369-7281.