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• EBR sheriff's office seizes over a dozen pounds of drugs; investigation ends in four arrests

  September 22, 2022 3:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office made four arrests following a drug trafficking investigation, ending in over a dozen pounds of drugs and guns being found. Officials say they found 1.25 pounds of a fentanyl and heroin mixture, 13 pounds of marijuana, 1 pound of marijuana... more »

• Lil Boosie 'role model' arrested in BR drug trafficking case

  May 6, 2021 12:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- For a second time in two years, a man publicized as Lil Boosie's idol has been arrested on drug charges. Calvin Ricks is mentioned in songs and his name appears in Boosie's lyrics. Ricks' social media calls himself Boosie's "role model." Wednesday night, Ricks was arrested... more »

• Man allegedly threw away marijuana cigarette in front of deputies after getting pulled over

  March 11, 2021 6:40 PM

  ST. MARTINVILLE - A man was booked on a slew of drug charges after he stepped out of his car still holding a marijuana cigarette during a traffic stop. According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies saw Hubert Wiltz, 60, toss away what turned out to be... more »

• Zachary traffic stop leads to alleged discovery of illegal narcotics, arrest

  December 29, 2020 10:26 AM

  ZACHARY - According to officials with the Zachary Police Department, when a man from Pride was pulled over for a traffic stop, police discovered that the man was in possession of a significant amount of illegal narcotics. Authorities say the driver, Brian Selders, was arrested on Monday (Dec. 28)... more »

• Pair arrested in traffic stop drug bust

  August 3, 2017 12:34 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Crack, marijuana and cocaine were found by Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies during a traffic stop recently that resulted in the arrest of two men from Donaldsonville. Johnel Peters, 43, and Todd Garnett, 36, were arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute various drugs. The... more »

• Years after charges for grandmother's death, woman asks for help during recent arrest

  July 19, 2017 7:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The granddaughter of a woman at the center of a disturbing elder abuse case was arrested again this weekend for drugs and admitted to authorities she “had a problem.” Lauren Looney was found with crack cocaine and marijuana in a car on the side of North... more »

• One man arrested in two different checkpoints with drugs, deputies say

  July 6, 2017 3:48 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – One man was arrested two times in two different sobriety checkpoints recently. Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputies said Anthony Chinn, 27, of Central, was arrested with drugs at a Friday night/early Saturday morning checkpoint on Magnolia Beach Road. Then, on Monday, deputies said Chinn was found with... more »

• Man accused of dealing drugs at Southern

  September 2, 2015 1:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Southern University Police arrested an Alexandria man on charges he brought drugs to the campus with the intention to sell them. SUPD charged 19-year-old Detavious Treyvon King with having marijuana in a drug-free zone with the intent to distribute it. Police said on Tuesday found... more »