Troopers bust two with drugs on I-65

Trafficking charges net a $1 million bond

A state trooper stop on Interstate 65 in Escambia County, Ala., led to the arrest of two Louisiana men on multiple drug charges including trafficking and one suspect, who was identified as a convicted felon, was also charged with for unlawfully possessing a firearm.

Markell Ariana Ross, 25, of Marrero, La., and Alvin Tyrone Butcher III, 25, of Gretna, La., were both charged with two counts of drug trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Butcher was also charged with certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm.

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