Authorities in Louisiana Arrest Two Suspects After Locating Firearms, a Drug Press, and Over a pound Each of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Authorities in Louisiana have arrested two suspects after locating firearms, a drug press, and over a pound each of methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana.

The Louisiana State Police (LSP) reported that Troopers assigned to the LSP Criminal Investigations Division Baton Rouge Field Office (LSP-CID BRFO) collaborated with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Louisiana State Police Task Force to complete a two-month-long narcotics investigation in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area.
During the investigation, Juan Adrian Banks, 42, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was identified as a person of interest. They also discovered two places in Baton Rouge where Banks was suspected of distributing illegal drugs.

Two semi-automatic handguns, one AR-15 rifle, 1.4 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.2 pounds of cocaine, 1.3 pounds of marijuana, 3 grams of heroin, and a brick press, which is typically used to form large amounts of cocaine, were seized on March 22, 2023.

Suspects Banks, 41-year-old Lois Johnson, and 23-year-old William Dolly, Jr. were arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on numerous felony narcotics-related offenses. The suspects are all Baton Rouge residents.

The inquiry is still ongoing, according to authorities.

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