Houston man found with 252 bottles of ‘Purple Drank’ ingredient promethazine, police say

Dannon Vashon Jamison, of Houston, was booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail in Alabama on 252 felony counts of illegal possession of prescription drugs and one count of marijuana possession. Dannon Vashon Jamison, of Houston, was booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail in Alabama on 252 felony counts of illegal possession of prescription drugs and one count of marijuana possession. Photo: Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Photo: Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Image 1 of / 68 Caption Close Houston man found with 252 bottles of ‘Purple Drank’ ingredient promethazine, police say 1 / 68 Back to Gallery

A Houston man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly transporting more than 250 bottles of promethazine syrup, the main ingredient in the drug "Purple Drank."

A Mobile County sheriff's deputy pulled over Dannon Vashon Jamison, of Houston, on Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, earlier this week for a traffic violation. The deputy smelled marijuana coming from the van, sheriff's officials said, and asked to give it a search.

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Jamison consented to the search, authorities said.

The deputy found 252 bottles of prescription promethazine syrup in the van's floor storage bins and in other areas throughout the van, police said. The deputy also found marijuana.

Jamison was booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail on 252 felony counts of illegal possession of prescription drugs and one count of marijuana possession.

Jay R. Jordan is a breaking news reporter at Chron.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JayRJordan.