BEAUMONT, Texas — Charges have been filed and others are pending after drugs were recovered from two Beaumont houses during two unrelated investigations.
The separate investigations began after Beaumont Police and Jefferson County deputies received numerous complaints from community members regarding the two houses.
The first bust occurred on Tuesday, March 8. Police with a warrant searched a house located in the 9100 block of Shepherd Drive at 5:30 p.m.
During the search, detectives found Xanax and Trazodone, according to a Beaumont Police Department release. A 32-year-old woman from Beaumont, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a dangerous drug.
The second bust occurred the next day. A search warrant was executed at a house located in the 2800 block of Victoria Street at 3:30 p.m.
During the search, detectives found numerous narcotics hidden in different places around the house, according to the release. These included:
- 87 grams of suspected crack cocaine
- 31.4 grams of suspected Cocaine HCL
- 343 grams of suspected methamphetamine
- 3.6 oz. of suspected marijuana
Charges are pending, pending further investigation.
Polices said the number of people going in and out of the houses daily suggested that the drugs found were being distributed from them.
Beaumont Police thanked members of the community for reporting the suspicious activity. Police continue to encourage residents to say something if they see something.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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From a Beaumont Police Department news release...
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 5:30 p.m., The BPD Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of BPD’s SWAT, special assignment unit, K-9 and Homeland Security Investigations, executed a search warrant at 9165 Shepherd. During the search of the property, detectives located a quantity of Xanax as well as Trazodone.
The suspect listed in the narcotics search warrant, Ashley Nicole Olds, a 32 year old Beaumont resident, was arrested and transported to the Jefferson County Jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Dangerous Drug.
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 3:30 p.m., The BPD Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of BPD’s SWAT, Special Assignment Unit, K-9, Jefferson County Narcotics and Homeland Security Investigations, executed a Search Warrant at 2824 Victoria.
During the search of the property, Detectives located numerous narcotics in the residence as well as hidden in different locations on the property. The following Controlled substances were located:
87 grams of suspected crack cocaine
31.4 grams of suspected Cocaine HCL
343 grams of suspected methamphetamine
And 3.6 oz. of suspected marijuana
Charges are pending further investigation.
Both addresses were the subject of numerous complaints from the community to both the Beaumont Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. Investigation showed heavy traffic at these addresses, indicating that the residences were being used in the distribution of narcotics.
The Beaumont Police Department would like to thank the community for reporting the suspected illegal activity and would like to remind our citizens to “See Something, Say Something.” If you believe suspicious or illegal activity is going on in your neighborhood, call Beaumont Police at 409-832-1234.