Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Division and the Louisiana State Police Narcotics/Violent Crimes Task Force say they made a big bust in Lacombe that took a large cache of illegal narcotics, stolen guns and drug proceeds off the streets while three big players responsible for distributing dangerous narcotics in St Tammany are now behind bars.
In March 2022, while working with State Police, STPSO Narcotics detectives began an investigation into subjects believed to be distributing large quantities of several types of illegal narcotics. Through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify the members of a drug trafficking organization operating out of residences in the Lacombe area led by Lacombe resident Reginald Schneider. Detectives then tied Schneider to other individuals involved in the operation, Willie Wilson, Kimberly Kerr and Miranda Moran.
Tuesday afternoon, detectives conducted a traffic stop in the Lacombe area on a black Chevrolet pick-up truck occupied by Wilson and Kerr. Inside that vehicle detectives located 28.2 grams of suspected crack cocaine and an assortment of drug paraphernalia.
Detectives with the State Police Narcotics/Violent Crimes Task Force and the STPSO Narcotics Division simultaneously executed search warrants at residences located on Berry Todd Road, Janet Street and Dinkins Drive, all in the Lacombe area. State Police K9 Boyca was used during those searches. As part of the nearly year-long operation, detectives recovered approximately 178.4 grams of suspected cocaine, approximately 58.3 grams of suspected methamphetamine, approximately 23.9 grams of suspected fentanyl, 66 dosage units of suspected oxycodone, approximately 85.4 grams of suspected marijuana and an assortment of drug paraphernalia. Detectives also recovered eight firearms, four of which were reported stolen. At the Dinkins Drive residence, detectives also recovered a camera system, a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck, a GMC Sierra pick-up truck, a red Polaris RZR side-by-side and close to a half million dollars in suspected drug proceeds.
Reginald P. Schneider, Willie L. Wilson, Kimberly Kerr, and Miranda J. Moran face numerous drug charges.
