One arrested as Hot Springs raid seizes marijuana, THC vapes, cocaine
Hot Springs police arrested 40-year-old Michael Ryan Art Shelby at his Mason Street home after a search-warrant raid seized marijuana, THC vapes, psychedelic mushrooms and suspected cocaine. He was charged with trafficking, possession with purpose to deliver including marijuana, and paraphernalia counts carrying up to life in prison.
🇺🇸 331 Mason Street, Hot Springs, Arkansas · Arkansas, United States
Hot Springs police executed a search warrant at a residence early Thursday and
arrested one resident.[1]Michael Ryan Art Shelby, 40, who lists an address of
331 Mason Street, was taken into custody at his listed residence around 7 a.m.[1]
The search seized large amounts of THC vapes and marijuana.[1]The search also
seized psychedelic mushrooms and four pounds of suspected cocaine alongside the
cannabis products.[1]
Shelby was charged withtrafficking a controlled substance, punishable by up to
life in prison.[1]He was also charged with possession of a controlled
substance with purpose to deliver, punishable by up to 30 years.[1]He was
also charged with possession of marijuana with purpose to deliver and possession
of drug paraphernalia, punishable by up to 20 years.[1]The charges include a
possible enhancement for distribution of a controlled substance near certain
facilities.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency
Hot Springs Police Department
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis; Oil or extract
Setting
Home
Charges
trafficking a controlled substance; possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver; possession of marijuana with purpose to deliver; possession of drug paraphernalia
Case stage
Charged
Region
Arkansas
Date
Approximate
Sources
The Sentinel-Recordhotsr.comHot Springs police raid results in seizure of large amount of cocaine, mushrooms, THC, felony charges
Open questions the AI reported
No cannabis weight or count of THC vapes was given, so no cannabis quantity is recorded; the four pounds refers to suspected cocaine, not cannabis.
Early Thursday is inferred as 12 November 2026 from the 13 November 2026 publication date; no separate incident date is stated.
No laboratory confirmation, plea, bail or court outcome was reported; the charges are allegations.
The full article is subscriber-restricted beyond the opening paragraphs, so additional seizure details may exist but were not accessible.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in English.
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