A Groves man believed to be receiving narcotics in the mail reportedly consumed straight THC while running from police earlier this week.

The Jefferson County Narcotics Task Force learned that a package of narcotics was being delivered to a home in the 3100 block of Main Avenue and obtained a search warrant for the package. They found about 50 grams of THC base in assorted packages, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Some of the packages contained the THC in the form of “butter,” “shatter,” Vape sprays and thick liquid syringes.

An undercover deputy posed as a delivery driver and delivered the package at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect, identified as Chad Perron, 38, reportedly met with the deputy outside and brought the package inside the home.

Deputies then approached the home with a search warrant. That’s when deputies said the suspect looked out the window and saw them approach.

He ran through the house and when deputies entered, they said they saw him trying to hide the packages that had been in the original box. He had already opened and consumed about half of one of the syringes.

Perron was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County Jail on the charge of possession of a controlled substance with bond set at $20,000.

JCSO said that tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, is a psychotropic cannabinoid and is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis. As a reminder, THC is an illegal substance in the State of Texas.