Saint Tammany Parish authorities today announced the arrest of a Slidell man who was allegedly making crack cocaine at his home.
"Detectives with the St Tammany Parish Sheriff's Narcotics Division and Proactive Enforcement Unit arrested a Slidell resident after it was discovered he was operating a drug distribution network," STPSO Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni said in a news release.
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She explained that it started with a traffic stop of 57-year-old Renell Williams near the intersection of Northshore Boulevard and Gause Boulevard West.
"A search of Williams’ truck led to the discovery of cocaine. Following the traffic stop, detectives executed search warrants at Williams’ apartment on Meadows Boulevard and at a second residence used by Williams in the 54000 block of Patrick Street."
Carboni says they found a lot of crack.
"Williams was in possession of approximately 500 individual doses of crack or nearly 500 'crack rocks'," she explained. "Detectives seized nearly 50 grams of cocaine, drug paraphernalia and $2,620 in cash."
They booked Williams into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on the following charges:
L.R.S. 40:967A/C Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Schedule II CDS (cocaine) (2 Counts)
L.R.S. 40:983 Creation or Operation of a Clandestine Laboratory for the Unlawful Manufacture of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
L.R.S. 40:1041 Transactions Involving Proceeds from Drug Offenses
L.R.S. 40:1023 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
L.R.S. 32:53 Proper Equipment/Display of Plate Required on Vehicles
“Let this be a message to criminals,” Sheriff Randy Smith said. “We will not tolerate you making and selling illegal drugs in our community. I urge anyone with information about people selling narcotics in our parish to contact us by submitting a tip via the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office website (www.STPSO.com), or by calling the narcotics tip line (1-888-GO-2-JAIL).”
