Interstate drug traffickers nabbed

MADISON — Two suspected interstate drug traffickers were arrested early Friday morning when police seized almost $500,000 of cocaine, pills and marijuana in an I-55 traffic stop just north of here.

Cedric D. Jackson, 29, of Prairieville, Louisiana, and Nicole Danielle Martin, 31, of Addis, Louisiana, were arrested by a special Madison Police interdiction unit.

Both individuals were charged with trafficking a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana, said Madison Police Spokesman Maj. Robert Sanders.

Sanders said that at 2:34 a.m. Friday, April 16, a member of the MPD’s Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Malibu on Interstate 55 northbound near the 109 mile-marker for a traffic violation.

While speaking with the driver, the officer could smell the odor of marijuana, according to Sanders. 

MPD seized 16 kilograms of cocaine said to have a street value of $480,000. 

Sanders said that in addition to the cocaine, they seized approximately 20 grams of marijuana, 14 Adderall pills and 18 Ecstasy pills inside the vehicle. 

Sanders said the suspects were transported to the Madison County Detention Center

Both are still in jail on a $300,000 bond each for the felony charge and $1,000 each on the misdemeanor marijuana charge for a total bond amount of $301,000 each.

The case will be forwarded to District Attorney John “Bubba” Bramlett for prosecution.