South Louisiana Man Caught With Suspected Black Tar Heroin, Fentanyl

CECILIA, La. (KPEL News) - A St. Martin Parish man has been arrested after being caught with a number of powerful narcotics, including black tar heroin and suspected fentanyl.

The arrest came after a joint investigation between the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office Violent Crimes Task Force and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit.

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Law enforcement was looking into illegal narcotics activity between Cecilia and Lafayette, narrowing their focus on a residence in the 1000 block of Domingue Street in Cecilia. When they executed a search warrant, they found a lot of illegal drugs, including:

• 2,250 Dosage Units of Suspected MDMA

• 558 Grams of Suspected Crystal Methamphetamine

• 310 Grams of Suspected Cocaine HCL

• 29 Grams of Suspected Heroin 30 Grams of Suspected Black Tar Heroin

• 80 Dosage Units of Oxycodone Hydrochloride (Suspected to Be Counterfeit Pressed Fentanyl)

• 120 ML of Promethazine

They also found over $54,000 as well as materials needed for packaging and distributing the drugs.

Authorities arrested Clarence Smith, 39, of Cecilia, and he has been arrested on a number of serious charges:

• Distribution/Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I CDS (MDMA)

• Distribution/Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I CDS (Heroin)

• Distribution/Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I CDS (Black Tar Heroin)

• Possession of Schedule I CDS (Marijuana)

• Distribution/Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II CDS (Crystal Methamphetamine)

• Distribution/Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II CDS (Cocaine)

• Distribution/Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II CDS (Oxycodone)

• Distribution/Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule V CDS (Promethazine)

• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Transactions Involving Proceeds From Drug Offenses