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SBSO ARRESTS CHALMETTE MAN ON NARCOTICS CHARGES FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrested a Chalmette man on various narcotics charges Sunday afternoon following a traffic stop in Arabi, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Alvin Hardy, 28, of the 9100 block of Amour Drive in Chalmette, was booked with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with the intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, possession of marijuana, and obedience to stop signs.
On Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, shortly after 1 p.m., Sheriff Pohlmann said, Field Operations Bureau Patrol Division deputies assigned to the Crime Prevention Unit were on patrol in the Arabi area when they witnessed the driver of a black 2024 Chevy Colorado, later identified as Hardy, disregard a stop sign near the intersection of Aycock Street and Patricia Street.
When deputies conducted a traffic stop, they noticed a strong odor of marijuana emitting from inside the truck.
During the course of the investigation, deputies recovered 10.86 grams of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $1,090; 25.60 grams of heroin and fentanyl with an estimated street value of $2,560; and 10.73 grams of marijuana with an estimated street value of $100.
A criminal history background check was conducted on Hardy which revealed he had an outstanding warrant for cruelty to a juvenile out of St. Bernard, and an outstanding traffic warrant out of Jefferson Parish.
Hardy was transported to St. Bernard Parish Prison to be booked accordingly.
Anyone with information about this incident, or any other criminal activity in St. Bernard Parish is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (504) 271-2501, the Criminal Investigations Bureau’s tip hotline at (504) 271-TIPS or 8477, or Crimestoppers GNO at (504) 822-1111. Callers to the CIB tip hotline or Crimestoppers can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash award from Crimestoppers.
Sheriff Pohlmann also reminds residents to call the Sheriff’s Office narcotics hotline at (504) 271-DOPE or 3673 to report suspected illegal drug activity in St. Bernard Parish. Callers can remain anonymous, and all calls will be acted upon.
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