Police: suspect busted with over 400 grams of illegal drugs

by Alexandria Randolph

A Burnet man was arrested on felony drug charges after law enforcement discovered 400 grams of illegal drugs in his vehicle.

According to a Burnet County Sheriff's Department news release, the suspect was transporting tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical found in marijuana responsible for the psychological side effects.

Steven Mitchell Coleman, 37, was arrested on possession of a controlled substance over 400 grams, a first degree felony punishable by five to 99 years or life in prison.

According to a Burnet County Sheriff's Department release, the Sheriff's Office Special Operations Unit Investigators received information that Coleman would be traveling to from Colorado to Burnet with a large quantity of marijuana.  

For more on the story, see Friday's Highlander.