BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit arrested one man and seized large amounts of narcotics after an investigation on Springwood Avenue.
EBRSO said they received tips about possible narcotics activity and a stolen vehicle at a residence in the area on Jan. 15. Deputies conducted surveillance and observed what they believed to be drug transactions.
Three vehicles were seen leaving the house, and deputies conducted traffic stops on all three. As a result of those stops, EBRSO seized:
- 1.22 ounces of fentanyl (345 lethal doses).
- 90 dosage units of oxycodone.
- 1.27 ounces of marijuana
- Two digital scales.
Deputies arrested Michael Bell, 42. He was booked on the following charges:
- PWTID a Schedule I drug (marijuana).
- PWTID a Schedule II drug (fentanyl).
- PWTID a Schedule II drug (Oxycodone).
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Obstruction of justice (tampering/concealing evidence).
- Resisting an officer.
EBRSO said that during a search at the SCAT office, deputies found fentanyl and marijuana hidden in Bell’s underwear…