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Two Groves men accused of distributing cocaine in Port Arthur arrested following discovery of guns, drugs

Detectives found more than 4 kilograms of powder cocaine, 3 pounds of ecstasy tablets and two guns inside the residence, according to the release.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Two men who live in Groves but are accused of distributing drugs in Port Arthur were arrested after officers from two police departments found guns and drugs in a home. 

The arrests come after the Port Arthur Police Department Narcotics and Gun Unit began an investigation into two suspects who they believed were distributing cocaine. Those two suspects were later identified as Alvaro Bethea and Darrius Dugas.

Police said the investigation revealed Bethea and Dugas lived in Groves but were distributing cocaine in Port Arthur, according to a Port Arthur Police Department release.

On May 10, 2023, the Groves Police Department helped the Port Arthur Police Department Narcotics and Gun Unit execute a search warrant at a residence in the 2800 block of Amber Avenue in Groves. The warrant was for the "possible discovery of cocaine."

Detectives found more than four kilograms of powder cocaine, three pounds of ecstasy tablets and two guns inside the residence, according to the release.

Bethea and Dugas were arrested, taken to the Jefferson County Jail and charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Credit: PAPD
Credit: PAPD

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From a Port Arthur Police Department release:

The Port Arthur Police Department Narcotics and Gun Unit has been conducting an investigation into a pair of subjects that have been distributing cocaine. Investigation revealed those subjects have been distributing cocaine in Port Arthur, but reside in Groves. On 05/10/23, the PAPD Narcotics and Gun Unit, with the assistance of Groves Police Department, executed a search warrant at 2845 Amber Avenue in Groves for the possible discovery of cocaine. Detectives located over 4 kilograms of powder cocaine and approximately 3 pounds of ecstasy tablets inside the residence. Two firearms were also located inside the residence. ALVARO BETHEA and DARRIUS DUGAS were arrested for possession of a controlled substance and transported to the Jefferson County Jail.

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