26 Arrested in Louisiana Following Narcotics Investigations Roundup

Published December 3, 2021

Louisiana – Twenty-six people have been arrested in the first week of December on various drug charges coming from a large narcotics investigation. The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations/Alexandria Field Office, and Bunkie Police Department began investigating illegal drug activity in Avoyelles Parish in June 2020. The surge in overdose deaths in Avoyelles Parish prompted this investigation. Multiple local, state, and federal agencies stepped in to help as the investigation progressed due to its large-scale nature.

Following this coordinated narcotics investigation, Louisiana State Police and several other law enforcement agencies began serving several state arrest warrants throughout Avoyelles and Rapides parishes on Thursday, December 2, 2021.

Agencies involved in and responsible for this investigation are LSP, Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office, FBI Alexandria Field Office, Louisiana Probation and Parole, Louisiana Army National Guard, Tunica Biloxi Tribal Police Department, Marksville Police Department, Bunkie Police Department, United States Marshals Service, Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (R.A.D.E.). R.A.D.E. consists of the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, Pineville Police Department, Alexandria Police Department, and Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Due to the multi-agency partnership and the effort put forth from all involved, the detail totaled:

• 26 criminal arrests (vast majority for distribution of narcotics – felonies)
• the seizure of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl
• the recovery of two illegally possessed firearms
• the seizure of nearly $5,000.00 in drug-related currency

Louisiana State Police indicated that the investigation remains active and ongoing. No further information is available at this time.

Louisiana State Police will continue to cooperate with our federal, state, and local public safety partners to promote safe communities throughout the state. The Louisiana State Police online reporting system allows the public to report suspicious or illegal activities in their town by filling out a simple and secure form that is sent to the proper investigators. The form can be accessed by going to LSP.org and clicking on the Suspicious Activity link.