SHSO Narcotics Interdiction Team
The St. Helena Parish Narcotics Interdiction Team’s mission is to target, disrupt, and dismantle drug trafficking organizations and pursue street level banning through the cooperative effort of Local, State and Federal Agencies.
“Our Team”
| Capt. Jack Spring
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Sheriff Nathaniel “Nat” Williams is responsible for creating the first Narcotics Team in the history of St. Helena Parish. This team was made possible by a Department of Justice multi-year grant which funds entery level salaries for three years and then the sheriff’s offce must fund the fourth year. The grant offers a three pronged approach.
1. The officers patrol the state and local highways searching for drug traffickers who pass through our arish in order to by-pass state and federal teams stationed along Interstates 12, 10 and 55.
2. The officers will work street level traffic which handles dealers hanging out on corners, and selling drugs from vehicles and homes.
3. The officers will work with churches, community leaders and the general public to respond to problem areas.
In preparation for this assignment, these officers not only have completed POST, but also completed the latest training in drug interdiction.
Further, a grant for laptop computers were provided along with parish wide mobile internet service to access technology such as ThinkStream which provides field officers critical information from multiple data sources in a single search from their units.
Partnering with surrounding parish sheriff’s offices, LA State Police and Federal Drug Enforcement Agents, Sheriff Williams is addressing the most important social and law enforcement problem in this parish….illegal drugs.
The SHSO Narcotics Interdiction Team encourages the community to report any suspected illegal drug activity to them. If you’d like to report illegal drug activity, please use one of the options below to do so.
Call CRIMESTOPPERS: 1-800-554-JAIL (1-800-554-5245)
or
Email:
Any information received will remain confidential. If you have any questions or concerns about reporting information, please contact our office and speak with an agent.
There are multiple resources available to the public. These resources provide valuable information about the dangers of drugs. If you or someone you know is in need of help, please refer to the links below:
https://www.streetdrugs.org/
https://www.justthinktwice.com/
https://www.theantidrug.com/drug-information/default.aspx
https://www.drugfree.org/
https://www.abovetheinfluence.com/
Stay Informed
Do you know the drugs in your teen’s world?
Blow, Crank, Dex, Vike….
Stay up on what’s going on in the drug world and find answers to helping your teen or adolescent:
https://www.timetotalk.org
https://intervene.drugfree.org/tag/parenting-troubled-teens
https://www.drugfree.org/enewsletters
Drug Information on the most common forms of drugs
MARIJUANA: The main drug of choice among users. Marijuana is a Schedule I Drug as classified by the F.D.A.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: Over the recent years, we have seen a huge increase in the use of prescription narcotics. This drug has a wide spectrum of abuse to include abuse among high school students to the elderly. Many overdoses are attributed to Methadone, a common prescription used in fighting heroin addictions. COCAINE: Most commonly in a white powder form and occasionally seen in a rock form. We have seen an increase of cocaine in our area over the last two years, and it currently constitutes the bulk of our work. METHAMPHETAMINE: Over the past several years, we have seen a decrease in the use of methamphetamine. The manufacture of methamphetamine (commonly called Meth) has also decreased dramatically due to aggressive law enforcement, public awareness, and new laws affecting the purchase of precursors. We still believe there are labs in the area and aggressively pursue any leads we receive. Due to the nature of meth and the affects it has on our community, we still consider this our greatest threat.