Two St. Bernard Parish men arrested separately after receiving packages of about 1.5 pounds each of high-grade marijuana at their residences

Manny Gallardo, left, and Louis Menesses, both 32, arrested separately in St. Bernard Parish after each received a package of 1.5 pounds of high quality marijuana worth a total of $20,000 sent to their residences.

The three pounds of marijuana worth $20,000 seized by St. Bernard narcotics agents, along with a gun found in Gallardo’s home.

Two St. Bernard Parish men were arrested separately after receiving packages of about 1.5 pounds each of high-grade marijuana at their residences, both sent from California, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Manny Gallardo, 32, 3113 Fable Drive, Meraux, and Louis Menesses, 32, 1908 Kelly Road in eastern St. Bernard, have both been booked with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

Authorities are trying to determine if the two men know each other.

The sheriff said the total of the nearly three pounds of expensive marijuana would have been worth just under $20,000 on the streets.

The arrests were made by the sheriff’s Special Investigations Division, led by Maj. Chad Clark, after receiving information about the marijuana having been sent.

An investigation is continuing into who sent the marijuana, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

Gallardo was arrested on Oct. 31 after the marijuana was sent to his residence. A handgun was also found in Gallardo’s home. Gallardo was released from St. Bernard Parish Prison on bond of $10,000.

Menesses was arrested on Nov. 4 after the marijuana was sent to his residence. He is being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison in lieu of bond set at $25,000.