A K-9 deputy assigned to Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) Unit was conducting patrol on I-49 just south of Boyce when they observed the driver of a vehicle traveling south on Interstate 49 with a traffic violation just after 1am on Aug. 23.
The deputy initiated a traffic stop near mile marker 93 and contact was made with the driver, later identified as Jermaine Dorsey, 47 of Alexandria. A passenger of the vehicle was identified as Kyren Kentrell Dorsey, 29, also of Alexandria. During the interview of the subjects, the deputy could detect the smell of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle and asked Dorsey if there were any illegal narcotics in the vehicle. Dorsey stated yes and gave the deputy verbal consent to search the vehicle which revealed a small amount of marijuana in the center console. Upon further search, the deputy located approximately 5.8 pounds of fentanyl in a bag on the rear floor board of the vehicle.
Both subjects were taken into custody without incident and placed under arrest. They were both transported and booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center where Dorsey was booked for Possession of CDS II (Fentanyl) with Intent to Distribute, Possession of CDS I (Marijuana), Improper Window Tint, and No License Plate Light. Dixon was booked for Possession of CDS II (Fentanyl) with Intent to Distribute and Possession of CDS I (Marijuana).
Dorsey was released the same day on a $100,700 bond, and Dixon was released the following day on a $100,500 bond.
RADE Agents say this is still an ongoing investigation.
The Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) Unit is a multi-jurisdictional team comprised of the Alexandria Police Department, Ball Police Department, Boyce Police Department, Cheneyville Police Department, Forest Hill Police Department, Glenmora Police Department, Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office Lecompte Police Department, McNary Police Department, Pineville Police Department, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, Woodworth Police Department, Grant Parish District Attorney’s Office, Rapides Parish District Attorney’s Office, the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force.
The RADE Unit continues to target individuals suspected of trafficking narcotics in the Central Louisiana area. If anyone has information or would like to report any narcotics activity, they may do so by sending direct messages to the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RADEunit/.