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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - 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. 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.

Tony Allen, president of Delaware State University, was charged with driving under the influence after being pulled over with a blood alcohol level of 0.128 percent.