Arnaudville PD Arrest Youngsville, Louisiana Man in Fentanyl Bust

ARNAUDVILLE, La. (KPEL News) - Over a dozen bags of fentanyl have been taken off the streets as Arnaudville Police say they seized the deadly drugs during a traffic stop.

42-year-old Blake Kidder of Youngsville was arrested on numerous drug charges after police say they seized the 14 bags of fentanyl, as well as two clear plastic bags containing methamphetamine, one small block of fentanyl, and one large block of fentanyl.

In speaking with the Arnaudville police officer who worked the case, some of the illegal drugs recovered were concealed in an oven cleaner can, which contained a false bottom.

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Kidder now sits in the St. Landry Parish Jail on a $46,500.00 bond on the following charges:

Possession with the Intent to Distribute Schedule II (Fentanyl)
Possession with the Intent to Distribute Schedule II (Methamphetamine)
Transactions involving Drug Proceeds, and LA R.S. 40:1023- Prohibited Acts (Paraphernalia)

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