Arrest made on several narcotics charges

Published 6:15 am Friday, February 22, 2019

A man was arrested by the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office and St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office for the possession and distribution of illegal narcotics.

Agents with the IPSO’s Investigation Unit and deputies with the SMSO conducted an investigation on Wednesday into illegal narcotics avitivies by Sidney Bergeron, no address given. Agents made a traffic stop in Iberia Parish, where Bergeron’s vehicle reportedly held a .38 caliber pistol; a large quantity of illegal prescription pills; 162 grams of methamphetamine; 28.9 grams of powder cocaine; two grams of crack cocaine; 32.7 grams of marijuana; five grams of fentanyl; 12.2 grams of heroin/fentanyl mixture and $2,321 in cash.

Agents executed a search warrant at Bergeron’s residence where they located a stolen high point semi-automatic pistol; a 12-gauge shotgun; 15 grams of heroin; 45 grams of methamphetamine; items used to manufacture crack cocaine; and numerous items of drug paraphernalia. The total street value of the narcotics recovered is estimated to be approximately $40,000.

Bergeron was booked into the Iberia Parish Jail on 16 charges related to the possession, distribution and manufacturing of illegal narcotics along with charges related to the possession of a stolen firearm by a convicted felon.  No bond has been set.