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December 3, 2021Lafourche DA’s Office Wins 2021 Leaders in Law Enforcement Award
December 3, 2021On December 1st, Troopers from the Louisiana State Police made a routine traffic stop on I-12 in St. Tammany Parish. While investigating, Troopers were able to locate and seize 18 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine (picture attached). The street value of this amount of methamphetamine is estimated at $2.2 million. After discovering the illegal narcotics, Troopers arrested 47-year-old Ricardo Guevara of Texas for drug-related charges and booked him into St. Tammany Parish Jail.
In the last 30 days, patrol Troopers from all over the state have seized over $6 million in illegal narcotics during the course of numerous traffic stops. Troopers seized approximately 37.5 kilograms of methamphetamine worth an estimated $4.6 million, 3.5 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $105k, 577 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $1.6 million, along with a variety of other illegal narcotics on our highways.
Louisiana State Troopers will continue to provide the citizens of Louisiana a safer community through proactive drug related enforcement and cooperative efforts with local and federal law enforcement agencies. Troopers will target local and multi-state drug trafficking organizations by enforcing all state and federal laws governing the illicit manufacturing, distribution, sale, and use of drugs.