Baton Rouge, LA (9/22/2022) – East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office used state funds to combat Fentanyl-trafficking in the parish. EBRSO Narcotics agents, along with participating partners, investigated the drug-trafficking activities of Damond Williams and Kadarrine Williams. The investigation resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of approximately $45,000 worth of Fentanyl/Heroin and 14 guns.
“This is a highly-lethal drug that is killing people in East Baton Rouge Parish at an alarming rate,” Senator White said. “I have heard of too many families broken due to the deadly impact of this drug on our community streets. I felt like it was imperative that we dedicate the funds needed to our local law enforcement in order to combat this epidemic. I am pleased to see that it is quickly yielding results that will save lives.”
The two-month investigation resulted in search warrants for the following locations: 9566 S. Choctaw Dr. (Major Motors LLC), 7577 Oakmount Dr., 13392 Magnolia Square Dr. (Central, La), and 10717 Grace Ln.
Yesterday, EBRSO Narcotics agents, with the assistance of EBRSO SWAT, SCAT, K-9, Uniform Patrol, Intel, Zachary PD CID, and Central PD executed all four search warrants.
The following arrests and seizures were a result of this investigation:
Narcotics and Currency
· 1.25 pounds of Fentanyl/Heroin mixture (Approx. street value $45,000)/(approx. 1,132 lethal dosages of Fentanyl/heroin)
· 13 pounds of marijuana (Approx. street value $26,000)
· 1 pound of marijuana edibles (approx.)
· 147 dosage units of Oxycodone (approx. street value $4,000)
· 2 dosage units of Xanax
· $12,448 (pending seizure)
Firearms
· 7 Semi-automatic handguns
· 6 Semi-automatic rifles
· 1 pump shotgun
· Over 1000 rounds of ammunition
· Numerous high capacity magazines
The following individuals were arrested and booked:
Damond WIlliams (4-16-94)
Dist. of Sch. I (Marijuana)/(Affidavit Warrant)
PWITD Sch. II (Fentanyl)
PWITD Sch. I (Marijuana)
Poss. of a Firearm with CDS
Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Kadarrine Williams (12-30-92)
Dist. of Sch. I (Marijuana)/(Affidavit Warrant)
PWITD Sch. II (Fentanyl)
PWITD Sch. I (Marijuana)
Poss. of a Firearm with CDS
Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Dewayne Grace (6/1/93)
PWITD Sch. II (Oxycodone)
PWITD Sch. IV (Xanax)
Brandon Williams (12-31-81)
PWITD Sch. I (Marijuana)
PWITD Sch. I (THC Edibles)
Poss. of a Firearm with CDS
Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Source: EBRSO
