A South Florida restaurant owner is facing a long list of drug charges after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies say they found a large amount of narcotics in his truck.
Louis, 57, was arrested on February 4th and was still in Broward County Jail as of Tuesday, according to reports at the time. Authorities say he is charged with trafficking in cocaine, fentanyl, ecstasy, amphetamines and heroin, along with possession of marijuana and Xanax with intent to sell, among other counts. He also faces a charge of failure to use due care after deputies say his truck struck an unmarked sheriff’s vehicle.
According to the arrest report, detectives followed Louis from his Fort Lauderdale home to his restaurant. Deputies say he drove past his usual parking spot and headed toward Southeast 15th Street. When an officer tried to pull him over, authorities allege he tried to get away and hit a second unmarked vehicle.
Sheriff’s officials say a search of the truck turned up 109 bags of cocaine weighing 162 grams, 102 grams of marijuana, 219 grams of THC edibles, 37 bags of fentanyl, 44 grams of ecstasy, 451 Xanax pills, 36 oxycodone tablets, 28 hydrocodone tablets, 57 Adderall pills and 23 packages of buprenorphine, plus $18,474 in cash. Deputies say they later found about $500,000 more and additional drugs at his home.
His bond was set at $1,351,500. These are allegations, and he has not been convicted of any crime. A response from Louis or his attorney was not available in the reports we reviewed.
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