Two arrested in ‘high risk’ New Orleans drug busts

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Two men have been arrested following two “high risk” drug busts that occurred in the Bayou St. John neighborhood of New Orleans and the Little Woods neighborhood of New Orleans East.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, investigators with multiple law enforcement agencies executed high-risk search warrants on homes in the 3200 block of St. Peter Street and the 7500 block of Means Avenue on April 8.

As a result of these searches, 44-year-old Keenan Robinson and 43-year-old Alphonse Smith were arrested. They’re wanted on the following charges:

• Schedule I possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
• Schedule I possession with intent to distribute ecstasy.
• Possession with intent to distribute heroin.
• Schedule II possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.
• Schedule II possession with intent to distribute powder cocaine.
• Schedule II possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
• Schedule II possession with intent to distribute tapentadol.
• Schedule II possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
• Schedule IV possession with intent to distribute carisoprodol.
• Relative to illegal carrying of a firearm while unlawfully in the possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
• Relative to drug paraphernalia.
• Relative to illegal possession of stolen firearms.
• Relative to illegal possession of things (vehicle.)
• Schedule III possession with intent to distribute buprenorphine.

Additionally, investigators allegedly found the following contraband during the searches:

Six firearms, one being stolen, $3,476, marijuana (5 pounds,) heroin (90 grams,) crystal meth (1.45 pounds,) 2,908 tapentadol pills, fentanyl powder (100 grams,) ecstasy/suspected fentanyl pills (1.85 pounds,) naloxone (170 grams,) 100 carisoprodol tablets, crack/powder cocaine (101 grams,) methamphetamine (30 grams) and a stolen black Nissan Rouge.  

Anyone with additional information that could help in this case is asked to call NOPD First District detectives at 504-658-6010.

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