Sheriff’s Office seizes about $900 of heroin, about $1,000 of high-grade marijuana, a gun and $2,359 in drug cash in separate arrests of two men

Edward Profit, booked with heroin.	Kirk Roche, booked with marijuana
14 bags of heroin worth $900.	Marijuana, $2,359 in cash seized and a seized gun

Two traffic stops by alert sheriff’s detectives and patrol deputies led to seizures of about $900 of heroin, about $1,000 of high-grade marijuana, a gun and $2,359 in drug cash in separate arrests of two men, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Edward Profit, 26, of New Orleans was a passenger in a vehicle whose driver was stopped March 18 by Dep. Ryan Lopez for not having proper equipment.

Profit was arrested with driver Edward Henry, 20, 2209 Guerra Drive, Violet, both booked with possession of a small amount of marijuana, and because Profit was wanted on an arrest warrant from another parish.

But when taken to St. Bernard Parish Prison, Profit was found by corrections officers to be concealing 7.3 grams of heroin worth about $900 in 14 bags inside a body cavity.

Profit was booked with possession with intent to distribute heroin and with introducing contraband into a penal facility, along with the warrant and marijuana count. He was being held without bond pending an appearance before a judge.

Henry, besides the marijuana and improper equipment on a vehicle charges, was booked with no driver’s license.

In an unrelated arrest, Kirk Roche, 23, 428 E. St. Avide St., Chalmette, was stopped for disregarding a stop sign by detectives Matt Arcement and Ryan Melerine on March 18.

Roche had a gun in the front seat and in the trunk had 16 small bags of high-grade marijuana totaling just over a half-ounce. Questioned by the detectives, Roche admitted he had more marijuana in his residence and allowed a search which turned up just over an ounce, with paraphernalia for packaging it for sale. There was also $2,359 cash seized as drug proceeds.

Roche was booked with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, with an estimated value of $1,000, with possession of a firearm in connection with a controlled dangerous substance, with traffic charges and an outstanding warrant. He was being held in jail in lieu of bond set at $7,500.