[StBernard] St. Bernard man arrested after sheriff's find 800 prescription pills in pillow case

[Westley Annis]

St. Bernard man arrested after sheriff's find 800 prescription pills in
pillow case

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Posted on July 20, 2012 at 3:33 PM

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MERAUX, La. - The owner of a St. Bernard Parish trailer park was arrested
after investigators found 800 prescription pills and food stamps he took as
payment.

Adam Ciuffi Sr., owner of Myrtle Grove Trailer Park, was charged with 29
counts of possession with intent to distribute prescription drugs, including
Vicodin, Oxycodone and Tramodol.

According to the St. Bernard Sheriff's department, investigators discovered
nearly 30 bottles of drugs prescribed to others in a pillow case. The
combined value of the drugs is estimated to be around $5,000.

Authorities said Ciuffi claimed he was holding the drugs for acquaintances.
However, investigators believe he was "acting as a loan shark, making loads
to people and asking for prescription drugs and food stamp cards as payment
if the borrowers couldn't fully re-pay."

Ciuffi was released from the St. Bernard Parish Prison on a $150,000 bond.