$40k in meth seized in Garden District drug bust
Ashley Mott
Two people are in custody following a drug bust on Riverside Drive in Monroe.
Approximately 542 grams of methamphetamine were seized in the arrest. The street value of the drug is estimated at $40,000.
Per arrest records filed in connection with the incident, the Metro Narcotics Unit received information Thursday that a package containing 542 grams of meth would be delivered to an apartment at 912 Riverside Drive in Monroe.
The package was intercepted, a search warrant obtained and the contents of the box verified. A controlled delivery was then executed.
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According to the report, agents saw Brittany Gix, 28, of 912 Riverside Drive, take the package inside the apartment.
Approximately 30 minutes later, Meko Walker, 35, Ticheli Road, pulled up to the apartment and went inside. He exited the home a few minutes later allegedly carrying the packaging containing the meth.
Agents arrested Walker before he exited the parking lot.
During a search of his vehicle, one-half ounce of marijuana was found along with a set of digital scales.
Inside the apartment, officers questioned Gix, who reportedly made contradictory statements about her involvement with the package.
In a subsequent interview, Gix said she knew that the package was being delivered to her home, but that she did not know what was inside. She refused to provide any details about the sender of the package or its intended destination.
Walker said Gix told him to take the package from her home and deliver it. He denied knowing what was inside, who sent it or the intended destination.
Walker was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on charges of possession of a schedule II controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Gix was booked on charges of possession of a schedule II controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
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