Drug Task Force, FBI & Homeland Security Make 2 Texarkana Arrests

Two men have been arrested in Texarkana Arkansas after a search warrant was issued for a house on Pecan Street in Texarkana, Arkansas.

Yesterday, November 9 the Bi-State South District Drug Task Force working with the FBI and Homeland Security searched the house located in the 2200 block of Pecan Street.

According to a press release from the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department Authorities seized:

1.49 lbs of suspected Methamphetamine, 7.5 grams of suspected cocaine, two assault-style rifles and one handgun, approximately $14,000.00 is cash, three vehicles and drug paraphernalia related to the sales and distribution of illicit narcotics.

Arrested were 26-year-old Ajene Rashodd on state warrants for alleged trafficking a controlled substance (Schedule II Methamphetamine). Federal charges are expected to follow.  The second man arrested is 35-year-old Latrace Shenay Cornelius. He was charged with two counts of possession and use of weapons by a certain person.

Both were taken to the Miller County Jail

Pictured below is Ajene Rashodd Cornelius

The press release goes on to state our law enforcement's commitment to the fight against drugs in our city;

The Bi-State 8th South District Drug Task Force, FBI, and Homeland Security continue to investigate illicit narcotic activity within the city of Texarkana Arkansas. Because of our great working relationships with our federal partners, the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department continues to fight the war on drugs to make Texarkana Arkansas a safe place to live, work, and raise a family.

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