Markiyal Atkins, 26, was arrested after a drug dog found cocaine and crack cocaine in a piece of luggage belonging to her

Markiyal Atkins, 26, of Monroe, was arrested after a drug dog found cocaine and crack cocaine in a piece of luggage belonging to her, police said. Police said a man who had been on the bus was arrested a few blocks away the bus station. He was identified as Marlow Ashley, 34, of Monroe. Agents said Ashley rode the bus to Shreveport while Atkins drove from Houston to Shreveport in a car. Both were booked for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Three men were arrested about 10:30 a.m. today in a drug bust at the Travel Lodge on Greenwood Road. Mathew Hart, 26, was arrested after narcotics agents found 50 plastic bags containing a ounce of methamphetamine and $1,500 on him, police said. While officers were arresting Hart, two other men returned to the motel and were arrested. They are identified as Jonathan Ward, 25, of Texarkana, Ark., and Roy Bishop, 27, of Ashdown, Ark. Ward was arrested for drug possession and Bishop was arrested on outstanding warrants out of Ashdown, police said.

Markiyal Atkins, 26, was arrested after a drug dog found cocaine and crack cocaine in a piece of luggage belonging to her

Markiyal Atkins, 26, of Monroe, was arrested after a drug dog found cocaine and crack cocaine in a piece of luggage belonging to her, police...

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