TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS
CHAD MICHAEL CANELLA

PIERRE PART – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Chad Michael Canella, 38, of 17215 Fountain Bleau Drive, Prairieville, LA, on felony drug law violations arising out of a Tuesday afternoon traffic stop in Pierre Part.

Uniformed patrol officers observed a vehicle commit traffic violations and initiated a stop of the suspect vehicle.

The deputies made contact with the driver, now identified as Chad Michael Canella and conducted an officer / violator interview. Based on that interview, deputies summoned a K-9 Unit to the scene.

The K-9 conducted an open-air sniff of the suspect vehicle and that produced a positive alert for the presence of controlled dangerous substances.

A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a quantity of meth amphetamine and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Chad Michael Canella was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth-Amphetamine
*Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
*Disregarded a Stop Sign
*Turning Movements and Signals Required

Chad Michael Canella Remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.

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