The Brownwood Police Department issued the following press release Thursday afternoon:

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, the Narcotics Division of the Brownwood Police Department, assisted by patrol officers conducted a traffic stop in the 900 block of Ave D.  This stop related to an ongoing narcotics investigation into the distribution of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD).

During the traffic stop, officers and detectives developed probable cause to search the vehicle that had been stopped.  Officers subsequently seized a large quantity of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), a quantity of marihuana, and a quantity of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

At the conclusion of the traffic stop, 22 -year-old Nicholas Tylar Paul and 19-year-old Hunter Ryan Lunceford, both of Brownwood, were arrested and charged with criminal offenses related to controlled substances.

Mr Lunceford was charged with the possession of marihuana (drug free zone – Class A misdemeanor), the possession of controlled substance in penalty group 2 ( drug free zone – 3rd Degree Felony), and with the manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance in penalty group 1-A (Drug Free Zone – 1st Degree Felony). Paul was charged with the manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance in penalty group 1-A (Drug Free Zone – 1st Degree Felony).

Following the traffic stop, Officers executed a narcotics search/arrest warrant at a south Brownwood apartment complex. During the search warrant, officials seized quantities of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), concentrated Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and Cocaine Hydrochloride.  At the conclusion of the search warrant investigation Paul was further charged with the manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance in penalty group 1-A (Drug Free Zone – 1st Degree Felony), manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance in penalty group 2 or 2-A (Drug Free Zone – 1st Degree Felony), and the possession of a controlled substance in penalty group 1 (Drug Free Zone – 3rd Degree Felony).