Baton Rouge drug trafficking ring busted after investigation, three arrested

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A months-long investigation into a drug trafficking ring in Baton Rouge led to several arrests.

On March 6, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit seized drugs and guns during a targeted operation.

EBRSO said the investigation, led by the SCAT Division, focused on alleged drug traffickers Stanley Wilson and Shedrick Smith, who operated under the group known as The Motion Boyz. Surveillance and intelligence gathered from January to March identified multiple locations being used to facilitate drug distribution.

The sheriff’s office executed search warrants at five locations in Baton Rouge and Zachary, with assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies, including EBRSO SWAT and BRPD SRT.

Seized items:

• 2.25 pounds of marijuana
• 11 oxycodone pills, 3 hydrocodone pills, 2 tapentadol pills
• Ballistic bulletproof vest
• $18,038 in cash (pending seizure)
• Four firearms, including a stolen Glock 27 from Ascension Parish
• 6 digital scales (cocaine residue)
• Plastic bags, vacuum bags

Arrests and charges

Stanley Wilson, 23

Charges from 18021 Martha Drive:

• Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I drug (marijuana)
• Possession of a firearm with a controlled dangerous substance (2 counts)
• Possession of a machine gun or machine gun parts
• Violation of a protective order
• Unlawful possession of body armor
• CDS in the presence of a juvenile
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

Charges from 9527 El Scott Avenue:

• Possession of a Schedule I drug (marijuana)
• Possession of a Schedule II drug (hydrocodone)
• Possession of a firearm with a controlled dangerous substance
• Violation of a protective order
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

EBRSO said Wilson, who was previously convicted of illegal firearm possession, was already out on bond for a prior arrest, with orders prohibiting him from possessing firearms.

Shedrick Smith, 25

Charges from 5855 Cherryl Drive:

• Possession of a stolen firearm
• Violation of a protective order

Charges from 1957 N. Ardenwood Drive, Apt #85:

• Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I drug (marijuana)
• Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II drug (oxycodone)
• Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II drug (tapentadol)
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

EBRSO said Smith, who is also out on bond for domestic abuse battery with child endangerment, admitted ownership of drugs and a firearm found at search locations.

Rekayla Taylor, 30

Charges from 1957 N. Ardenwood Drive, Apt #85:

• Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I drug (marijuana)
• Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II drug (oxycodone)
• Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II drug (tapentadol)
• CDS in the presence of a juvenile
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

Taylor admitted to selling marijuana and stated she had been engaged in drug sales for a long time, according to the sheriff’s office.

The case remains under investigation, and additional arrests or charges may follow. Agencies involved in the operation include EBRSO SWAT, EBRSO Narcotics, BRPD Special Investigations Unit, DEA Task Force and ATF Task Force Baton Rouge.

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