Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Division arrested a Slidell-area man this week following an investigation into illegal drug sales.
Narcotics Detectives began investigating after obtaining information that 48 YO Slidell resident Kristopher Hardin was selling illegal drugs in and around St. Tammany Parish. During this investigation, detectives obtained two warrants for Hardin’s arrest.
On Monday (September 16), detectives conducted a traffic stop of Hardin and his vehicle near mile marker 2 of I-59 South in Pearl River. During the stop, Hardin was taken into custody without incident. While searching his vehicle, detectives located and seized approximately 20 grams of methamphetamine, illegally possessed Suboxone and drug paraphernalia.
A search warrant was executed a short time later at Hardin’s residence in the 200 block of Goldenwood Drive, Slidell. There detectives located and seized four illegally possessed firearms, Adderall, Gabapentin and more Suboxone and drug paraphernalia.
Hardin was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center.
Sheriff Smith is asking anyone with information about narcotics, or other crimes, to submit a tip utilizing the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office website (www.STPSO.com), or by calling the narcotics tip line (1-888-GO-2-JAIL).
