Three men arrested in Ville Platte drug bust, authorities say

VILLE PLATTE, La. ( KLFY ) — Three men are facing narcotics-related charges after a search warrant was executed at a Ville Platte home on Tuesday, authorities said.

According to a news release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, Evangeline’s Criminal Patrol and Narcotics unit executed a search warrant Tuesday in the 100 block of West Wilson with the assistance of the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T team after a “lengthy narcotics investigation within the city limits of Ville Platte.”

Police said the search resulted in the following arrests and charges:

Lee Gallow was arrested and charged with:

• La Rs 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Methamphetamine)
• La RS 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Cocaine)
• La Rs 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Crack Cocaine)
• La Rs 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Hydrocodone)
• La Rs 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Promethazine)
• La RS 40:971 (Poss. Obliteration of prescription Label)
• La Rs 40:1041 (Transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses)
• La RS 14:95.E (Illegal carry of weapons; crime or CDS)

Marcus Garrison was arrested and charged with:

• La Rs 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Methamphetamine)
• La RS 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Cocaine)
• La Rs 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Crack Cocaine)

Christopher Washington was arrested and charged with:

• La Rs 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Methamphetamine)
• La RS 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Cocaine)
• La Rs 40:967.A (Poss. with intent Crack Cocaine)

Investigators said they located the following items during the search:

• 922.78 Grams of Cocaine
• 873.83 Grams of Methamphetamines
• 23.52 Grams of Crack Cocaine
• 3.5 fl oz Promethazine
• 17 Hydrocodone Pills 10mg.

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