Irvin Arrested on Drug Charge

Former Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Michael Irvin was arrested Wednesday in Plano, Texas, on a misdemeanor drug charge.

Irvin, 34, was taken into custody on a charge of possession of less than two ounces of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, said Plano police Sgt. Mark Hunt.

He was taken to Plano City Jail at about 6 p.m. and was released at 9:20.

Officers from a multilevel drug task force went to an apartment to arrest a woman for heroin trafficking as part of a regional sweep, said Lori Bailey, an FBI spokeswoman.

The woman named in the warrant had not been located and Irvin was not a target of the probe.

“This is total happenstance. We had no prior knowledge [Irvin] was going to be in there,” Bailey said.

Maximum punishment on a Class B misdemeanor is a $2,000 fine and 180 days in jail.

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