MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former Memphis Grizzlies defensive stalwart Tony Allen, a mainstay from the team’s Core Four success era, was arrested on drug charges in Poinsett County, Arkansas, on Wednesday.

Allen , 43, faces two charges of drug possession.

A car, driven by William Hatton, 33, of Memphis, was stopped on Interstate 555 about 50 miles northwest of Memphis.

Former Grizzlies star Tony Allen was arrested Wednesday on two drug charges after cocaine was found in a car he was a passenger in. NBAE via Getty Images

A report from the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office said a package of leafy substance, later identified as marijuana, was found on Allen.

A search of the car found a cigarette box with a powdery substance, later identified as cocaine, according to the report.

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