Search warrant yields large amount of narcotics

By News Staff on Thursday, September 23, 2021
  • Pictured are the 2.75 pounds of marijuana and other narcotics seized by the sheriff’s office. (Photo courtesy of EPSO)
    Pictured are the 2.75 pounds of marijuana and other narcotics seized by the sheriff’s office. (Photo courtesy of EPSO)

    On Wednesday, September 15, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, along with deputies from the patrol division, conducted a search warrant in Ville Platte at the residence of 723 South Dupre St. Apartment #85). Once agents entered into the residence, a large amount of illegal narcotics were located inside. This led to the following arrest. Gerald Lee Germaine Tezeno 513 NE Ra…