Five arrested following Montegut drug bust

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MONTEGUT, La. (WGNO) — Five people were arrested on Monday following a drug investigation done by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Patrol Division and Narcotics Division.

According to the TPSO, the investigation started in July after the CPD had begun receiving anonymous information reporting large amounts of drugs that were allegedly being sold by a person under the name “Armando” in the Montegut area.

The investigation led to TPSO investigators identifying 37-year-old Armando Joseph Brunet, of Montegut, as a suspect. TPSO officials said Brunet was then linked to at least two homes in the Montegut area, which agents and deputies began to monitor.

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On Aug. 5, members of the CPD and agents with the narcotics division reportedly arrested five people while conducting an operation related to the investigation.

During the investigation, investigators searched two homes in the 1900 block of Highway 665, where TPSO detectives said they recovered two pounds of marijuana, 12 marijuana plants, edible THC laced food, particularly chips, candy and gummies, multiple items of drug distribution related paraphernalia, a handgun, ammunition and over $12,000 in cash.

The arrested suspects have been reported as Armando Joseph Brunet, 27-year-old Cody Lee Billiot, of Houma, 37-year-old Alesia Renee Gary, of Montegut, 23-year-old Stormie Marie Brunet, of Montegut and 28-year-old Justin Paul Henry, of Chauvin.

Armando faces charges of possession with intent to distribute CDS I, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of a CDS, cultivation of a CDS I, possession of drug paraphernalia, transactions involving drug proceeds and unrelated arrest warrants. He was booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex on a $125,300 bond.

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Billiot faces charges of possession with intent to distribute CDS I, four counts of illegal use of a controlled drug in the presence of a person under 17 and a traffic related violation. He was booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex and later released after posting a $36,100 bond.

Gary faces charges of possession with intent to distribute CDS I, illegal carrying of a weapon while in the presence of a CDS, cultivation of a CDS I, possession of drug paraphernalia and transactions involving drug proceeds. She was booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex on a $75,100 bond.

Stormie and Henry were both charged with possession of CDS I and possession of drug paraphernalia. They were each issued a court summons and were subsequently released from the scene.

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