Opelousas man arrested after search warrant yields $10k worth of drugs

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- An Opelousas man was arrested by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office (SLPSO) for drug and firearm charges after a search warrant of his home yielded approximately $10,000 worth of illegal drugs.

Andra Brown, a.k.a. "Baldhead," 37, of Opelousas, faces the following charges:

• Possession with intent to distribute schedule I controlled dangerous substances
• Possession with intent to distribute schedule II controlled dangerous substances
• Illegal possesion of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Illegal possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

On March 23, 2022, Narcotics Detectives with the SLPSO executed a search warrant in the 800 block of Patsy St. in Opelousas. Agents made contact with Brown, the target of the investigation. Agents searched the residence and located the following:

• 9 mm handgun
• 84 ½ prepackaged gram bags of Cocaine
• Another bag of Cocaine weighing 12 grams
• 33 individual bags of marijuana weighing 157 grams
• Black digital scale

The street value is estimated at approximately $10,700. Brown was booked into the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Jail.