AUTHORITIES CONDUCT DRUG SEARCH AT ABBEVILLE HIGH

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.