Baton Rouge Police Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer After Traffic Stop

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A traffic stop in Baton Rouge ended with the arrest of a suspected drug dealer.

On June 28, Baton Rouge Police Department patrol officers observed an illegally tinted black sedan traveling north on North Foster Drive. Officers conducted a routine traffic stop. As officers approached the vehicle, officers smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.

The driver, later identified as Larry Paul, 29, of Baton Rouge, was asked to exit the vehicle. After exiting the vehicle, officers discovered a clear bag containing suspected marijuana on the driver’s seat. Patrol officers searched Paul and found two small bags of marijuana in his pocket. Paul was handcuffed at that time.

The passenger, identified as Desmond Green, was asked to exit the vehicle. As Green complied, officers discovered a firearm in plain view on the passenger seat. Green was quickly handcuffed, police said.

Officers searched the vehicle and discovered two handguns and a large plastic bag hidden under the hood containing 113 grams of marijuana. Paul claimed ownership of the marijuana and firearms in the vehicle, according to the affidavit.

Paul was arrested and faces charges of unlawful possession of stolen firearms, three counts of unlawful carrying of a firearm containing a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, window tint violation, three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon and three counts of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic violence.

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