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• Louisiana firefighter accused of trying to smuggle 150 pounds of marijuana into US

  June 30, 2020 9:44 AM

  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH - A firefighter has been accused of trying to sneak over 150 pounds of marijuana back into the country from Mexico. According to The Advocate, St. John the Baptist Parish firefighter, Michael Moscona faces one count of drug possession and the intention to distribute... more »

• Once jailed in Iran for being Christian, murder victim's son now facing drugs and weapons charges here

  March 29, 2018 6:15 PM

  PORT ALLEN – A man at the center of a high-profile murder plot and a mysterious incarceration in Iran was arrested on drugs and weapons charges in West Baton Rouge, WBRZ has learned. Hamed Ghassemi was arrested last Friday after deputies stopped the vehicle he was driving for speeding... more »

• Baton Rouge drugs traced to deal on I-12 in Tangipahoa

  April 20, 2017 1:40 PM

  HAMMOND – Two individuals were arrested on federal drug charges for allegedly distributing methamphetamine from Baton Rouge to Hammond. Roger David Hammond, Jr., 43, and Charlotte White, 50, were arrested after a joint investigation by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The investigation revealed... more »

• Sheriff: Traffic stop reveals drugs in man's boots

  June 16, 2016 10:54 AM

  COLFAX - A 40-year-old Dry Prong man pulled over for not using signals now is facing three drug charges. The Grant Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release a deputy discovered crystal meth and marijuana in James Timothy Powell's car earlier this week. Powell was arrested and... more »

• Thibodaux man arrested for attempted bank fraud and drug charges

  June 9, 2016 12:15 PM

  THIBODAUX – The Thibodaux Police Department arrested a man for attempted bank fraud and drug charges. On Monday, June 6 around 9:40 a.m., Police say 37-year-old Robert Rouse went to a bank in the 200 block of North Canal Boulevard and attempted to cash a check for $960. The bank... more »