The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office says it has arrested six suspected members of a drug gang in a joint operation with Homeland Security.
"Several suspected members of a locally based criminal organization known as the Vulture Gang 'VG' and some of their associates are back in jail following a three-month-long joint investigation," the sheriff's office announced.
Agents say the were able to confiscate roughly 5,700 counterfeit oxycodone tablets containing fentanyl weighing nearly two pounds.
Cops say they also seized three pounds of marijuana, 37 Xanax tablets, and other illicit drugs.
Deputies booked Jaylon Terry Carter, Diego Montez Smith, Rico Alonzo Bedford, Mikail Omar Washington, Malik Deshawn Anderson, and Angelique Monique Domino on a variety of drug offenses.
"We have a great partnership with Homeland Security, and the detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Narcotics Unit work closely with them to identify those individuals dealing illegal drugs in our community," said St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith. "These arrests are because of that strong partnership. Together we want to send a clear message that gang activity will not be tolerated in St. Tammany Parish."
