For Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the week of June 7 proved to be one that would put a dent in the sale of illegal narcotics in Vermilion Parish.
It began earlier in the week when the Task Force made an arrest on Oris Briggs Jr which yielded the seizure of approximately seven and a half pounds of marijuana and eight and a half ounces of cocaine in powder and crack form.
Later in the week the Task Force, working on anonymous tips, raided a elaborate marijuana planting which resulted in the seizure of 24 suspected marijuana plants.
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