Pubdate: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 Source: Advocate, The (LA) Copyright: 2002 The Advocate, Capital City Press Contact: http://www.theadvocate.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/corrupt.htm (Corruption) OFFICER, KIN FACE CHARGES IN DRUG CASE A 12-year veteran of the New Roads Police Department and his cousin were charged Wednesday with drug offenses. Sgt. Louis Martin of New Roads faces a single charge of distribution of cocaine. Henry Martin of New Roads is charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana. The two men waived formal indictment by a grand jury and were charged in bills of information in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge. Louis Martin, who was also a bus driver for the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board, is being held in the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail and has been suspended from the police department. Henry Martin is free on bail. The bills of information accuse Louis Martin of selling cocaine to an undercover U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent on March 13. Henry Martin, arrested at the same time as Louis Martin, is accused of having cocaine and marijuana with him during the meeting with the DEA agent. Louis Martin is accused in a criminal complaint of selling 9 grams of cocaine and about 27 grams of marijuana to an undercover agent and an informant between January and March. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh