Warrant searches net suspected drug dealers

Four suspected heroin and cocaine dealers were jailed Tuesday and five more are being hunted by the Terrebonne Narcotics Task Force.

Agents encountered Elvin Mills, 29, who was armed with a pistol, Terrebonne sheriff’s spokesman Maj. Malcolm Wolfe said, as they executed a search warrant at the residence at 208 Academy St. in Houma.

Ryan Austin, 32, was armed with an FN semi-automatic pistol loaded with Teflon-coated rounds, which he tossed out the back window. He also tried to discard a travel bag filled with heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, liquid codeine and pills, Wolfe said.

Search warrants were executed at two additional addresses – 801 Lafayette and 800 Grinage streets – after a covert investigation and a series of other arrest warrants for heroin and meth distribution.

The four people arrested are:

• Austin, of 801 Lafayette St., who was charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin, crack cocaine, liquid codeine, methamphetamine, oxycodone, alprazolam and Soma, as well as manufacturing meth for distribution, possession of a firearm while in possession of a CDS, obstruction of justice and proceeds derived from drug transactions.

• Mills, of 208 Academy St., charged with possession with intend to distribute heroin, crack cocaine, liquid cocaine, meth, Oxycodine, Alprazolam, Soma, manufacturing meth for distribution, possession of a firearm while in possession of a CDS, obstruction of justice and proceeds derived from drug transactions.

• Shaun Austin, 45, of 404 Mike St., charged with distribution of CDS Schedule 1, heroin.

• Ryaneshia Austin, 32, of 801 Lafayette St., charged with distribution of CDS Schedule 1, heroin.

Suspects still at large are:

• Chance Franklin, 37, with distribution of heroin.

• Damari Franklin, 27, distribution of meth.

• Zena Austin, 33, distribution of heroin.

• Guillian Austin, 37, distribution of heroin.

• Que Austin, 25, distribution of heroin.

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