TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATION

TRAFFIC STOP – DRUG LAW VIOLATION
GAVIN PATRICK MIRE

LABADIEVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Gavin Patrick Mire, 20, of 300 Lee Drive, Thibodaux, LA, on drug law violations arising out of a Wednesday afternoon traffic stop near Labadieville, LA.

Narcotics officers observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and initiated a stop of that vehicle. The agent made contact with the driver, now identified as Gavin Patrick Mire. The agent conducted an interview of Mire and at one point, Mire attempted to conceal a package which was found to contain several doses of LSD. The agent conducted a search of the suspect vehicle and located additional doses of LSD which were confiscated along with a quantity of U.S. currency.

Gavin Patrick Mire was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of:

*Possession of LSD (Lysergic Acid)
*Improper Lane Usage

Gavin Patrick Mire remains incarcerated with a bond set at $25,000.

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