A Mandeville-area traffic stop resulted in the seizure of nearly 350 counterfeit Oxycodone pills suspected to contain fentanyl, suspected drug money and a vehicle.
At approximately 11 a.m. on May 28, a deputy with the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Criminal Patrol 2nd District conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 1088 near the intersection of Oak Street in Mandeville. The driver, 49 YO Slidell resident Nathaniel Louis Arrington, was found to be in possession of one quarter pound of marijuana, nearly 350 counterfeit oxycodone pills suspected to contain fentanyl, a digital scale, plastic bags for repackaging drugs and $2,038.
Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division investigated further, which led to the seizure of the vehicle Arrington was driving at the time of the traffic stop. Arrington was also found to be on probation until 2027 for a previous conviction of fentanyl possession. He was cited for several traffic violations and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on multiple charges.
