~ NARCOTIC ARREST BRIEFING ~ MICHAEL LANDRENEAU AND LUCAS BOWERS

On February 20, 2024, Narcotic Agents while conducting criminal patrol on Lanse Bleu Road they observed a vehicle bearing Louisiana License plate 764AEQ swerve completely out of its lane of travel into the other lane.  The vehicle then swerved back into the lane and then remained within that lane.  Upon Agents conducting a traffic stop, Agents made contact with the driver identified as Michael Landreneau and front passenger identified as Lucas Bowers.  During a pat down for weapons and for Officer safety, Landreneau turn to avoid the Officer pat down.   After both driver and passenger were searched for weapons, Agents observed both driver and passenger become nervous.  K9 Coup was deployed and conducted a free air sniff around the outside of the vehicle and alerted on the driver side of the vehicle. Mr. Landreneau and Mr. Bowers were asked it there were illegal narcotics within the vehicle and they stated no.  Agents advised them of the K9 alert and again asked if there was any illegal narcotics in the vehicle and they stated no. When searching the vehicle Deputy J. Durgin then searched the contents of their pockets and in M. Landreneau's left front pants pocket a piece of plastic with 3.48 grams of Synthetic Marijuana was located. When searching the vehicle in the center console a cellophane with 4 white oval pills with imprint E 79 identified as Zolpidem Tartrate 10mg a Schedule IV Narcotics.  In the front passenger door in a green flashlight was a piece of plastic with 2.65 grams of Methamphetamines. Also located in the center console was smoking pipe containing Synthetic Marijuana.  In the front passenger seat near the center console area, located was a sunglass case with a glass Meth pipe inside.  Both Landreneau and Bowers denied any knowledge of the illegal narcotics within the vehicle.  The driver was issued a traffic citation.  Both Landreneau and Bowers were arrested for possession of illegal narcotics.

The search yielded the following:

2.65 grams of methamphetamines

3.48 grams of synthetic marijuana

4 Zolpidem tartrate pills