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• Accused Ascension drug dealer caught with hundreds of pills, fentanyl & guns

  November 8, 2023 5:43 PM

  GONZALES - A suspect drug dealer was caught with hundreds of prescription pills, fentanyl, cocaine and other illegal drugs. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies pulled over 19-year-old Jayden Hebert shortly after he left his home Monday morning, citing a tip they received alleging he was involved in... more »

• Investigation of multi-parish drug ring leads to 12 raids, 3 arrests

  March 4, 2022 10:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement executed 12 search warrants after a months-long investigation into a drug operation spanning at least three different parishes. The raids were primarily carried out Thursday in East Baton Rouge, with two targeting locations in Livingston Parish and West Baton Rouge. According to the East... more »

• Trove of marijuana, meth, cocaine and phones confiscated at state prison; no criminal investigation underway Play Video

  November 18, 2021 1:02 PM

  ST. GABRIEL- A corrections officer making rounds at Elayn Hunt stumbled upon a trash bag behind the LCIW garment factory, according to an unusual occurrence report the WBRZ Investigative Unit obtained. That bag was stuffed with pounds of marijuana, crystal meth, prescription pills, cocaine and cell phones. Despite the... more »

• Traffic stop leads deputies to drugs, several guns at Iberville Parish home

  November 17, 2021 3:27 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - A traffic stop led to charges for three people and the seizure of a myriad of drugs and weapons at an Iberville Parish home. The Iberville Sheriff's Office said the find stemmed from a traffic stop involving Justin LeBlanc of Belle Rose. The department said the... more »

• Deputies seize 10,000 pills, other drugs inside Denham Springs home

  February 11, 2021 7:00 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Authorities arrested a pair accused of selling drugs out of a house on in Denham Springs after serving a residential search warrant. Paul Booth, 38, and Bethany Bergeron, 40, were arrested Wednesday at their home along Fountain Lane. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office,... more »

• Deputies arrest two, seize $60k, drugs, guns and classic car in bust

  December 18, 2019 10:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputies arrested two men while seizing over $60,000, drugs and a 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Deputies executed three warrants as a result of an investigation into Deantoine Dunbar. Deputies searched a home on Sycamore Drive, a home on Cedar Glen Drive, and a... more »

• Nursing home resident found dead from cocaine overdose Play Video

  June 19, 2019 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A bizarre case involving a man's deadly overdose of cocaine while living at a nursing home has been turned over to police, the WBRZ Investigative Unit learned. Darold McCray, 42, was found dead in his room at Jefferson Manor Nursing Home on Jefferson Highway in April. His... more »

• Serious charges dismissed after written report doesn't match body cam footage Play Video

  August 24, 2018 6:45 PM

  PLAQUEMINE- The Plaquemine Police Department is reviewing and changing body camera procedures after two police officers wrote in a report that they saw drugs in plain sight when their body cameras never recorded that. When officers were investigating a man asleep at a McDonalds back in 2016, they approached Ethan... more »

• BRPD: man under influence of cocaine caused deadly crash

  May 24, 2017 9:08 AM

  BATON ROIUGE – Baton Rouge Police say a man will be charged with vehicular homicide after he ran a red light, causing a deadly crash while under the influence of cocaine. Bryan Kyzar, 54, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Tuesday. According to the affidavit... more »

• Man pleads guilty to cocaine distribution, sentenced to 15 years

  May 9, 2017 1:14 PM

  GONZALES – A Gonzales man will serve 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to charges of cocaine distribution, according to the 23rd Judicial District of Louisiana. Derrick Clark, 31, pleaded guilty to distribution of a schedule II controlled dangerous substance and possession of cocaine. The guilty plea was... more »

• Illegal immigrant sentenced to prison for drug trafficking

  March 11, 2017 5:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An illegal immigrant has been senteced to six and a half years in federal prison for his role in transporting illegal drugs. A U.S. District judge sentenced 39-year-old Silvestre Gutierrez after he pleaded guilty to attempting to transport six kilograms of cocaine through Baton Rouge in... more »

• Violent Baton Rouge drug dealer sentenced to 21 years in prison

  January 12, 2017 3:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A federal grand jury sentenced a violent drug dealer to 21 years in prison Wednesday for a litany of crimes. Myron Hart, 39, of Baker Louisiana, was faced with significant drug trafficking, racketeering, firearm, and conspiracy charges. This includes allegations of a murder plot, threats to... more »

• Half a million dollars in cocaine found in Hammond traffic stop

  December 28, 2016 5:15 PM

  HAMMOND – State Police say a traffic stop on I-12 near Hammond led troopers to find nearly a half a million dollars worth of cocaine Wednesday morning. According to Louisiana State Police, the traffic stop happened around 7 a.m. on I-12 east near I-55 in Hammond. Troopers stopped a... more »

• Man arrested for having more than $3 million worth of cocaine

  October 6, 2016 3:15 PM

  WEST BATON ROUGE – West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputies arrest a man for having more than $3 million worth of cocaine in his vehicle's trailer. A deputy made a traffic stop on I-10 east bound where the driver, 44-year-old Jesus Villafranco, consented to a search. A K-9 unit... more »

• Search warrant in Plaquemine leads to 3 arrest, seized cocaine

  January 25, 2016 5:19 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies and Plaquemine Police say they seized a large quantity of cocaine, marijuana and other narcotics while executing a search warrant in Plaquemine last week. The following arrests were made following the search: 31-year-old Gregory Hardin was booked on charges of possession... more »

• Smoothie shop owner accused of dealing cocaine

  January 13, 2016 2:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies said a smoothie shop owner has been charged with dealing cocaine and marijuana out of his store in East Baton Rouge Parish. Sheriff's deputies accused Tommy Le of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana on Jan. 12. Detectives said they arrested Le... more »

• K9 helps find 40 pounds of cocaine on bus

  December 8, 2015 2:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies said a K-9 with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office helped find and seize 40 pounds of cocaine from a bus stopped on I-12 Tuesday. Deputies said the deputies pulled the bus over after it started flashing its hazard lights. They said the bus... more »

• Colvin gets 15 years in courthouse cocaine conspiracy

  September 8, 2015 3:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge formally sentenced former court clerk William Colvin to 15 years in jail Tuesday for stealing cocaine from an evidence locker at the East Baton Rouge courthouse in order to sell it. Colvin pleaded guilty to malfeasance, cocaine possession, and obstruction of justice charges in... more »

• Man accused of smuggling cocaine in WBR

  September 4, 2015 2:12 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Sheriff's deputies said they arrested a New Orleans man this week for trying to smuggle cocaine through the West Baton Rouge Parish. Deputies charged 47-year-old Jules George with cocaine possession and two traffic violations after his arrest Thursday. A sheriff's office spokesperson said deputies stopped... more »

• Deputies seize 200 lbs. of pure cocaine with $18M estimated value

  August 28, 2015 11:20 AM

  PLAQUEMINES PARISH - Sheriff's deputies in Plaquemines Parish say they have made the largest drug seizure in parish history. The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office says narcotics agents seized nearly 200 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $18 million. Sheriff Lonnie Greco of PPSO said the... more »