Raceland teens arrested on drug charges

Houma Police arrested two Raceland teens on drug charges Tuesday night after the 16-year-old driver was caught traveling the wrong way on Honduras Street, police reported.

An officer stopped the 2002 Hyundai Sonata at the intersection of Honduras and Lafayette streets. When the officer made contact with the 16-year-old driver, he detected a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the car, police said. The officer found both marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

The juvenile was arrested for unlawful possession of tobacco by a minor, one-way street, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was charged and released to his mother on a custodial promise, police said.

Todd Boudreaux, 18, of 4231 Hwy. 1, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was issued a summons for contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and possession of marijuana.

The illegal narcotics were seized for evidence.