BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man after a search turned up a variety of drugs and 13 guns—three of which were reported as stolen.
On Sept. 23, Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Detectives, along with SWAT, executed a search warrant in the 3000 block of Conley as part of an investigation. During their search, they found and seized drugs, guns and thousands of dollars in cash. Police arrested Derrick Brown.
The following drugs and items were seized:
- Marijuana
- Cocaine
- Methamphetamine
- Adderall
- Morphine
- Tramadol
- Hydrocodone
- MDMA and MDMA powder
- Body Armor (Ballistic Vest)
- $19,817 in U.S. Currency
The following weapons were seized:
- Glock 40 caliber handgun – reported stolen through Baker Police
- Desert Eagle 50 caliber handgun – reported stolen through BRPD
- Ruger 5.7 caliber handgun
- Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun
- Calwest 25 caliber handgun
- Palmetto Arms multi-caliber rifle – reported stolen through BRPD
- 12 gauge shotgun
- ATA Arms 12 gauge shotgun
- 223 caliber Rifle
- Hi Point 9mm Rifle
- 556 caliber rifle
- Mossberg 22 caliber rifle
- Draco 7.62 caliber rifle
Brown faces the following charges:
- Possession with Intent to Distribute (PWID) Schedule I – 2 counts
- PWID Schedule II – 5 counts
- PWID Schedule IV
- Possession of firearm w/ CDS
- Felon In possession of a Firearm
- Illegal possession of stolen firearms – 3 counts
- Unlawful use or possession of body armor
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
According to Baton Rouge Police, Brown’s criminal history includes arrests for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property, felony theft, fugitive, criminal trespass, entry/remaining after forbidden, PWID Schedule II, PWID Schedule I, illegal carrying of a weapon w/ controlled dangerous substance, illegal carrying of a weapon, possession of schedule I and traffic charges…