On Monday night, four people were caught in a house where police found powdered cocaine, fentanyl, a stolen gun, and about $38,000 in cash, said Rapides Parish Sheriff Mark Wood.
Wood said that neighbors had complained about the Thornton Court house in Alexandria before. He said it was “a very good arrest.”
The sheriff mentioned that agents from the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement know the house on the 1700 block of the street well, as they have been making arrests and handling issues there for over a year.
Louisiana Probation and Parole officers were also involved in the operation.
Two of the people arrested are from Alexandria, one is from Dallas, and the last is from Houston. Everyone except one person was released from the Rapides Parish Detention Center on Tuesday.
A 45-year-old man from Alexandria is still in jail for violating his probation, according to public jail records.
The other three have already asked the 9th Judicial District Court to assign lawyers to them.
During the check of the home, police discovered over two ounces of fentanyl, around six pounds of powdered cocaine valued at $450,000 to $500,000, a stolen gun reported by the Alexandria Police Department, and some cash.
Wood said a machine found in the house was being used to pack the cocaine into bricks. It had a bulldog logo on it, which was also taken.
“Every time I see them catch fentanyl, it means they saved lives,” Wood said. “Rocket scientists are mixing fentanyl with powdered cocaine, and they know exactly what they’re doing, which is dangerous.”
He said taking the money is important.
“That’s how you hurt them, right there,” he said. “That’s where you injured that drug dealer.” You use his money to help with his business in the future. “That’s where you injured him.”
Alexandria’s temporary Chief Chad Gremillion stood with Wood and supported what the sheriff said. He said that people can notice the effects when agencies collaborate, as they do with RADE. He said the gun that was found wouldn’t be used for anything legal.
“This bust is important,” he said. “We haven’t seen this amount of powdered cocaine probably since the early ’90s.”
Maj. Kary Beebe, the RADE leader, agreed. He mentioned that there have been larger arrests, but those were related to drugs passing through the area rather than being sold locally.
Wood emphasized that anyone who thinks there might be drug behavior should keep reporting it. He said agents had been working at this address for over a year, making other arrests before they could execute the search warrant.
“To the public, call us. “We just need somewhere to go,” he said, referring to a tip he got days earlier that led to arrests and the confiscation of meth. “We need a plan.” Please tell us where to go. You are not noticed. We don’t use your name. We just need somewhere to go. “Take us there.”
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