A traffic stop Tuesday (January 14, 2025) evening resulted in the largest fentanyl pill seizure in St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office history.
Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit assisted the Criminal Patrol Division with a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 11 Tuesday after observing a gold GMC Yukon committing multiple traffic violations on Dr. T.J. Smith Sr. Expressway near Slidell.
Further investigation following the traffic stop led to a search of the Yukon which resulted in the discovery of approximately 16,000 (nearly 5 pounds) of pressed Fentanyl pills (disguised as counterfeit Oxycodone 30mg) concealed in the roof/sunroof area. Detectives also seized $1,500.
The driver of the Yukon, 21-year-old Tawan Anthony of Pearl River; and his passenger, 41-year-old Regginald Henry of Pearl River, were both arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center.
Anthony was booked on the charges of Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Schedule II CDS (Fentanyl), Transactions involving proceeds from Drug Transactions, Driving on the Right Side of the Road, and Following Vehicles Too Close.
Henry was booked on the charge of Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Schedule II CDS (Fentanyl).
It was learned that both Anthony and Henry were on active supervision with the Louisiana Office of Probation & Parole at the time of their arrest. Anthony is on probation until 2026 following a conviction for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana stemming from an arrest by the Pearl River Police Department. Henry is on parole until 2028 following a conviction for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession of methamphetamine stemming from an investigation and arrest by the STPSO Narcotics Unit in 2017.
“Fentanyl is a very dangerous drug and it is no secret that it is in our community,” Sheriff Randy Smith said. “Our narcotics detectives are dedicated to identifying and arresting those individuals who are selling it in our community. These arrests resulted in a very large quantity of this deadly drug being taken off the streets and two dealers being placed back behind bars.”
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