View full sizeNaomi Martin, The Times-PicayuneNOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas and State Police Col. Michael D. Edmonson present a poster of the 32 people arrested in the month-long Operation Rip N Run.
Edmonson said the operation, which ended nearly three weeks ago, was an “aggressive” collaboration between NOPD, State Police, St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff’s deputies and drug task-force officers.
Police said the arrests were made with the help of CrimeStoppers tips. Having “new faces” in the form of State Police and St. John Parish deputies also helped cops infiltrate relationships between dealers and sellers, NOPD spokeswoman Remi Braden said.
Of the 38 arrestees, 31 had outstanding warrants. Twenty-six were booked for drug crimes, five for prostitution and three for illegal weapons. The bulk of the drug arrests were for marijuana, although there was a handful for cocaine and crystal meth as well, police said.

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