ALEXANDRIA, La. (KLFY) — An Alexandria man was arrested after police allegedly found him in possession of illegal firearms as well as over two pounds of drugs and narcotics.

Officials arrested Courtney Holt Dixon, 44, after he admitted to having marijuana, mushrooms and several firearms in his house.

Officials said they responded to a disturbance call on Feb. 26 on the 3000 block of Dawkins Street. While conducting their investigation inside Dixon’s residence, officials observed multiple clear glass jars containing what they suspected to be marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. They then contacted agents with the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Unit to conduct the investigation into the suspected illegal narcotics.

RADE officials located approximately 2.5 pounds of marijuana, a jar of psychedelic mushrooms, eight firearms and 28 bags of THC edibles. Officials said one of the firearms was found to have had an illegal length barrel.

Dixon was sent to a Rapides Parish jail for possession of CDS I (Marijuana and THC edibles) with intent to distribute, possession of hallucinogenic plants (Psychedelic Mushrooms) with intent to distribute, illegal carrying of firearms with drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Dixon was later released on a $13,000.00 bond.

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