Authorities arrested 12 people and recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of illicit substances — including more than 18 pounds of heroin — in what the Pointe Coupee sheriff’s office and Louisiana State Police described as the largest drug bust in the parish’s history.
In total, law enforcement confiscated 18.6 pounds of heroin, 1.2 pounds of cocaine, 1.2 pounds of methamphetamines, 4.4 pounds of marijuana, 25 grams of prescription pills and 1.4 pounds of synthetic marijuana.
Authorities also recovered two automatic handguns and an AR-15-style rifle.
Davis estimated the street value of the drugs to be more than $600,000.