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Nearly 800 Pounds of Meth Found in Semi-Truck in Louisiana

Officials say the driver was turned over to ICE after the haul was described as one of the largest recent meth seizures in the state.

An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Law enforcement officers seizing packages of methamphetamine from an 18-wheeler, Image 2 shows A sheriff's deputy and a K-9 dog standing next to several large containers of seized methamphetamine and a sheriff's vehicle, Image 3 shows A Homeland Security Investigations badge and a Livingston Parish Sheriff's badge above over 700 pounds of methamphetamine

Overview

  • Police stopped an 18-wheeler on Interstate 12 in Denham Springs and a K9 search of the trailer uncovered about 358.14 kilos (789.56 lbs) of methamphetamine.
  • The driver, identified as Anton Vitalyevich Rakov and described by officials as a deportable Russian national, was arrested on immigration-related grounds and handed to ICE custody.
  • Sheriff Jason Ard called the seizure one of the largest in Livingston Parish and the department released photos showing tinfoil-wrapped bricks and containers of the drug.
  • Authorities have not said what triggered the initial traffic stop and investigators are still processing the evidence while potential criminal and federal actions are evaluated.
  • Reporting places this bust above recent local interdictions of roughly 361 pounds in February and 325 pounds in March, and past large seizures in the state involved DEA, FBI and Justice Department prosecutions that carried long federal sentences.