Authorities Conduct Drug Search at Abbeville High
January 19, 2007
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser
According to a news release from Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, authorities conducted a random drug search on the campus of Abbeville High School on Friday after receiving complaints about possible drug activity on school grounds.
Couvillon said a minimal amount of suspected marijuana was found in a student’s vehicle, and according to school officials, the student has been suspended from school pending an expulsion hearing. Couvillon said the student may also face criminal charges, depending on the results of an investigation.
The search was conducted by more than 30 officers and 14 trained K-9 dogs from the Vermilion Parish Narcotics Task Force, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division, Special Response Team, K-9 division and Water Patrol division.
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