ALEXANDRIA, LA (5/8/2025) – A major illegal drug seizure in Alexandria has led to the arrest of a suspected large-scale trafficker.
For several months, the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) Unit investigated narcotics activity in Rapides Parish. Agents identified 31-year-old Dequavious Javonte Wagner of Alexandria as a key suspect.
Wagner was believed to be one of Central Louisiana’s largest narcotics traffickers.
On May 6, 2025, agents arrested Wagner and seized a wide range of illegal drugs.
Seized items included:
• 65 pounds of powder cocaine
• 96 pounds of methamphetamine
• 1.2 pounds of heroin
• 6 pounds of fentanyl
• 1.3 pounds of synthetic marijuana
• 252 grams of marijuana
• 87 grams of crack cocaine
• 160 bottles of promethazine (20 gallons)
• and a handgun
Estimated Street Value
The estimated street value of the drugs exceed $1.6 million. According to DEA standards, the 6 pounds of fentanyl could contain over 1.3 million lethal doses — enough to kill nearly 30 times the population of Alexandria, Louisiana.
Wagner was booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center on multiple narcotics charges. His bond was set at $1,000,200. He was later transferred into federal custody following a complaint arrest by the FBI Alexandria Field Office.
In a statement, the FBI New Orleans Field Office said:
You’re looking at the spoils from the largest drug seizure in the history of Central Louisiana. The FBI is proud to work shoulder to shoulder with Louisiana State Police, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office and Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office to get the job done. More to come.
The major illegal drug seizure investigation is ongoing. Authorities have identified additional suspects tied to a multi-state drug trafficking operation. More arrests are expected.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office at (318) 473-6700 or the FBI Alexandria Field Office.
All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law or through administrative proceedings.
