Man Arrested In Arlington With $30,000 Worth Of Drugs, Cash

ARLINGTON, TX — A man arrested in Arlington on Nov. 21, 2017, had in his car more than 30 bottles of promethazine, a potent ingredient in prescription strength cough syrup. Officers also seized more than 3,000 Xanax pills, other narcotic drugs and cash, according to a statement.

Police seized enough promethazine to make 4,730 bottles of cough syrup from the car of Jalen Warren, 25. Promethazine is used to make a drug concoction often referred to as "purple drank" or "lean."

According to drugabuse.com, the mixture is made with cough medicine, soft drinks and hard, fruit-flavored candy. The cough syrups often contain codeine, a highly addictive opiate. An overdose of this drink can be deadly, especially when combined with alcohol or other drugs.

Warren was arrested after officers observed him driving erratically in the 4600 block of Little Road. In addition to the narcotic drugs, Warren had marijuana in plain view in his vehicle.

Warren is charged with two counts of Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Marijuana. The street value of the promethazine alone is estimated at $15,000. The full amount of drugs and cash taken from Warren's car totals up to $30,000.

In a Facebook post, Arlington police wrote: "This is enough cough syrup to take care of that nasty cough….if you’re a grizzly bear."

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