St. Landry Parish Deputy's traffic stop led to drug arrest

According to Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, “On February 18, 2021, a St. Landry Parish deputy was patrolling the Lawtell area when a dark colored SUV was seen travelling on Highway 190 and the license plate light was not functioning. The deputy initiated a traffic stop due to the violation. Upon approach of the vehicle, the deputy smelled the odor of an illegal substance emitting from the interior.”

The deputy requested that Yazeid Shalabi exit the vehicle and advised him that the reason for the traffic stop was the absence of a license plate light. When the deputy questioned the odor, Yazeid Shalabi handed the deputy a clear plastic bag, which contained 15 grams of a substance suspected to be marijuana. Yazeid Shalabi also had a clear plastic bag in his back pocket, which contained a pink powder suspected to be MDMA.

Upon searching the vehicle, the following items were located:

·14 grams of suspected marijuana;
· 2 suspected THC filled vape cartridges;
· 1 bottle labeled Promethazine, which contained 2.5 liquid ounces;
· 235 multicolored suspected MDMA pills;
· 2 aluminum foil wraps that contained suspected LSD;
· 1 plastic container holding suspected marijuana;
· 9 orange pills marked “U30”, suspected amphetamine / dextroamphetamine;
· 15 yellow capsules / pills marked “A” and “18”, suspected sertraline hydrochloride;
· 4 peach colored pills marked “R” and “029”, suspected alprazolam;
· 1 white pill marked “2410V”, suspected carlsoprodol;
· 2 orange and white capsules marked “Adderall XR 25mg”
· 16 blue pills, suspected alprazolam;
· 5 clear and orange pills, 4 beige and brown pills, 17 orange pills, 1 peach colored pill, 1 blue pill, all suspected amphetamine / dextroamphetamine;
· 14 blue pills, 2 yellow pills, 2 white pills, all suspected Clonazepam,
· 10 white pills, suspected zolpidem tortrate;
· 1 yellow pill, suspected acetaminophen and oxycodone;
· 2 white pills, suspected vyvanse;
· 1 pink pill, suspected oxycodone hydrochloride;
· 2 white packages labeled Buprenorphine Naloxone; and
· 1 black digital scale.