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Source: Saints' Onyemata gets 1-game ban

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata, who had 6.5 sacks the last two seasons, is being suspended one game for violating the NFL's substances of abuse policy, a league official told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday.

Onyemata was issued a misdemeanor summons for marijuana possession in February. According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, Onyemata's apartment in River Ridge, Louisiana, was searched after a narcotics agent received a reliable tip that a quantity of marijuana products was going to be there.

Onyemata was found in possession of marijuana, THC oil, edibles and hemp powder.