Two arrested for drug related charges

On October 20, 2018, at 6:40am, Picayune Police were dispatched to Cedar Grove Avenue and Westonia Street in reference to a suspicious vehicle described as a red Ford Mustang. The vehicle was reportedly shining flashlights in vehicles in the driveway of homes according to Picayune Police Assistant Chief Jeremy Magri.

As the officer patrolled the area, they observed the Ford Mustang in front of a residence near 700 block of Telly Road shining a flashlight at a vehicle parked in the driveway. The Mustang was moving very slowly in a southbound direction Telly Road in the wrong lane.

The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle driven by Ronald Lee Cuevas, II, of 765 Burgetown Road, Carriere, who was observed to be extremely nervous. The officer asked Cuevas for his drivers license, but Cuevas handed the officer the money from his wallet instead. The officer advised Cuevas that he needed his identification information, not his money, as the officer gave the money back to Cuevas. Magri stated that Cuevas finally found and handed over his drivers license to the officer, but he was unable to provide proof of automobile insurance.

Through further investigation, it was learned that Cuevas (pictured) had allegedly left a gun laying on the ground in the area a few days earlier and he was attempting to locate the gun with the flashlights. At this time, the officer asked Cuevas to exit the vehicle and received consent to search the vehicle. While searching the vehicle, the officer located a backpack on the front passenger seat of the vehicle that contained several plastic baggies which are commonly used to distribute illegal narcotics according to Magri.

After the backpack was removed from the seat, the officer located a black digi