[StBernard] Six arrested in connection with heroin, body armor, assault weapon bust

Westley Annis westley at da-parish.com
Tue May 14 08:25:51 EDT 2013


Six arrested in connection with heroin, body armor, assault weapon bust

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Posted on May 13, 2013 at 11:25 AM
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CHALMETTE, La. - Federal drug agents seized heroin, assault rifles, body
armor and nearly $11,000 in cash in a recent operation in Chalmette, La.,
the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office said Monday.

Additionally, marijuana and two handguns were found as six people were
arrested in connection to the seizures, officials said.

"This is a large amount of heroin to be seized in St. Bernard Parish but we
also glad to get the stolen assault rifles, body armor, hand guns and
marijuana off the streets," Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

The heroin, registering in at more than five ounces, is worth at least
$15,000, Pohlmann said. The two assault rifles had been stolen and two
pounds of marijuana were found.

According to Pohlmann, federal Drug Enforcement Agency officials identified
Terrence Tyler, 23, and Kwydwn Shields, 23, of Chalmette as the main
suppliers in the operation. Neither have previous felony criminal records,
the sheriff said.

In addition to the heroin and marijuana, Pohlmann said more than $1,600 in
cash was found at their house.

Tyler and Shields, along with four others, were arrested on May 2 while the
investigation continued.

Investigators went to a house Tyler allegedly owned, the sheriff said, and
found three men - Wilbert Smith Jr., Calvin Crump and Joseph Randolph -
standing outside. As officers approached, they found a bag with 2.3 grams of
heroin on the ground, Pohlmann said. All three men were arrested.

Smith granted police permission to search his house but upon finding
marijuana, he recanted and said a warrant would be required to search any
further. Upon obtaining the warrant, officers found more than $9,000 in cash
hidden in clothes in a closet.

Uneike McGrew, who lived at Smith's house, was arrested for the marijuana.





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