St. Bernard man booked with possession of methamphetamine

A St. Bernard Parish man was booked with possession of 19.6 grams of methamphetamine after a sheriff’s deputy investigated suspicious activity including the individual being parked in a gasoline station for about a half-hour with his truck engine running and lights out, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Martin Robin, 34, 1909 Eagle St. in the St. Bernard community, was arrested recently in the vehicle at Paris Road and Judge Perez Drive.

As well as the drugs, Robin was booked with possession of drug paraphernalia after a straw believed to be used for ingesting the drugs was found, the sheriff said.

Robin is being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison in lieu of bond set at $15,000 and he is on a probation hold because he is on probation from a past felony drug conviction.

A deputy was dispatched to the gasoline station at 11:20 p.m. in reference to suspicious activity by Robin, who was the occupant of the vehicle.

An off-white substance was found in the truck and it tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 19.6 grams. The recovered straw had a white powder residue, the sheriff said.