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Officer charged in Texas drug haul By Tom Bailey Jr. January 24, 2004 A brand-new traffic law in Texas led to drug charg es Friday against a Memphis police officer. Terrance A. King, who patrols on the 5 p.m.-to-1 a.m. shift for the North Precinct, was released on $50,000 bond Friday morning from the Bi-State Justice Center Jail in Texarkana, Texas. The 39-year-old officer was charged Friday in state court with possession of 100 pounds of marijuana and possession of 2.2 pounds of cocaine. The arrest started with a Texas traffic law that took effect Sept. 1: If you pass...