Denham Springs drug bust leads to 5 arrests and seizure of meth, fentanyl and a rifle

Local law enforcement agencies nab alleged drug trafficker

Investigators across multiple law-enforcement agencies on Aug. 12 seized 200 grams of methamphetamine, 2.1 grams of pink fentanyl, a firearm, more than $20,000 in U.S. currency and two vehicles from a Goose Creek man accused of distributing significant quantities of illegal narcotics.

Denham Springs drug bust leads to 5 arrests and seizure of meth, fentanyl and a rifle

DENHAM SPRINGS — Agents with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office say they seized a semiautomatic rifle along with about 78.6 grams of methamphetamine and 0.6 grams of fentanyl while arresting five people at two homes on Ivy Street.Sheriff Jason Ard said members of the Narcotics Division and the Armed Robbery and Burglary Division executed search warrants on Aug. 11.Agents also found a THC vape cartridge with about 2 grams, a semiautomatic rif…