LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — Lafayette Police found more than a pound and a half of methamphetamine and four firearms when they raided a home on Fairmont Lane this week, marking one of the larger drug seizures in recent months.
The LPD Narcotics Unit executed the search warrant on Wednesday at a residence in the 800 block of Fairmont Lane. Officers arrested 59-year-old David Jefferson and booked him into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on eight felony charges.
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What Lafayette Police Found in the Search
The haul included 1.7 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $151,600. That’s trafficking-level weight—well beyond what someone would possess for personal use.
Police also seized 33 grams of heroin mixed with fentanyl valued at $13,200, plus 535 alprazolam pills (known by the brand name Xanax) worth $5,350 and four methylphenidate tablets.
The weapons recovery raised additional concerns. Officers found an AR-15 rifle and three handguns at the residence. One of those handguns came back as stolen property…