Drug Charges

Louisiana natives know that drug offenses are serious, and they can result in time spent in prison, fines and permanent records that make it hard to keep or obtain a job, have good relationships and will impact other vital parts of your life. That's why it's important...

Sometimes, cops catch the drug operator in the wide open, but in others the scenario can become more complex, especially in this case where cops chase a suspect all the way to his home and break in on the suspicion that drug offences are being committed. Such cases...

It took years of stake-outs, stings and authorized phone-tapping to discover just who was behind distributing heroin and the prescription pain drug Roxicodone, serious drug trafficking offenses in Baton Rouge. Undercover cops in unmarked cars watched as members of the...

On Wednesday, eight individuals charged with federal drug and racketeering charges pleaded not guilty to those charges, which arose from an investigation into a Carencro strip club that was closed down back in December. Two other individuals had been charged along...

Synthetic drugs are dangerous--they can trigger a variety of unpredictable behaviors, as well as psychosis, and can cause various adverse health effects. The spread of synthetic drugs in recent years has been a challenge for law enforcement and prosecutors to deal...

When an American citizen is charged with marijuana possession in Louisiana, the penalties can range from up to six months in jail and a maximum $500 fine to up to 40 years in prison and a fine as high as $400,000 - depending on the amount of marijuana found in the...

According to a new survey conducted by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, as well as MetLife Foundation, prescription drug abuse among teens is a growing national problem. Since 2008, the number of high school students abusing prescription drugs has risen from 33...

Bud Selig, Commission for Major League Baseball, recently held a news conference at the Arizona Diamondbacks' spring training ballpark calling for tougher penalties for players who violate the league's drug agreement. Selig's concern over the issue stems largely from...

Blaine Keel of Baton Rouge was recently arrested and charged with several drug offenses after officers from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's office received an anonymous tip that Keel was at in his apartment smoking methamphetamine. Upon searching the apartment,...

Following a search of an off-campus frat house, two Tulane University students have reportedly been charged with a variety of drug offenses including possession with intent to distribute "Molly," a more pure form of the drug ecstasy. The frat house was reportedly...