32-year-old Crystal Brown and 27-year-old Jokoda Henry - both of Breaux Bridge - were arrested on Friday following a drug bust at a residence in the 1000 block of Roy J. Melancon Road in Breaux Bridge.

According to a press release, St. Martin Parish Sheriff Beckett Breaux says deputies found four firearms, suspected Alprazolam tablets, suspected cocaine, several Suboxone sublingual strips, drug paraphernalia, U.S. Currency, a digital scale, brass knuckles, and materials indicative of the manufacturing of crack cocaine.

 

Deputies also say that one of the firearms was stolen.

Brown faces the following charges:

  • LA. R.S.-14:91.13 – Illegal Use Controlled Dangerous Substance/Minor-5 Counts
  • LA. R.S 14:26 – Criminal Conspiracy-4 Counts
  • LA. R.S 14:95E – Possession Firearm Committing/Attempt Crime-5 Counts
  • LA. R.S 14:93A(2) - Cruelty to Juveniles (Clandestine Lab)-5 Counts
  • LA. R.S 14:69.1 – Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms
  • LA. R.S 40:1041 – Transactions Involving Proceeds From Drug Offenses
  • LA. R.S 40:983 – Clandestine Lab
  • LA. R.S 40:967A – Manufacture; Distribution; PWITD-Schedule II Narcotics
  • LA. R.S 40:968A – Manufacture; Distribution-Schedule III Narcotics
  • LA. R.S. 40:969A – Manufacture; Distribution-Schedule IV

Henry faces the following charges:

  • LA. R.S.-14:91.13 – Illegal Use Controlled Dangerous Substance/Minor-5 Counts
  • LA. R.S 14:26 – Criminal Conspiracy-4 Counts
  • LA. R.S 14:95E – Possession Firearm Committing/Attempt Crime-5 Counts
  • LA. R.S 14:93A(2) - Cruelty to Juveniles (Clandestine Lab)-5 Counts
  • LA. R.S 14:69.1 – Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms
  • LA. R.S 40:1041 – Transactions Involving Proceeds From Drug Offenses
  • LA. R.S 40:983 – Clandestine Lab
  • LA. R.S 40:967A – Manufacture; Distribution; PWITD-Schedule II Narcotics
  • LA. R.S 40:968A – Manufacture; Distribution-Schedule III Narcotics
  • LA. R.S. 40:969A – Manufacture; Distribution, -Schedule IV

Both people sit in the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center with bonds each set at $75,000.00.

"If you suspect illegal drug activity is occurring in your neighborhood, please report it via the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Tip Line (337) 394-2626," says Sheriff Breaux. "Help us keep the streets of St. Martin Parish free of illegal drug activity."

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