Narcotics search yields 50 lbs of weed, multiple guns

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Officers from various agencies, including a SWAT team, arrested two occupants of a residence on Lisa Lane where marijuana and guns were found. 

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  • Officers in PA recovered 50 lbs of marijuana and multiple guns in a narcotics search Jan. 16.
    Officers in PA recovered 50 lbs of marijuana and multiple guns in a narcotics search Jan. 16.
  • Rendy Sa Le, 26, of Port Arthur.
    Rendy Sa Le, 26, of Port Arthur.
  • Nefretiri Jesenia Morales, 23, of Port Arthur.
    Nefretiri Jesenia Morales, 23, of Port Arthur.
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Around 8 a.m. Jan. 16, officers including the PAPD SWAT team served a narcotics search warrant at a residence on Lisa Lane, according to a news release, yielding approximately 50 lbs of marijuana, an “AR-style” firearm and a .45-caliber pistol. 

A 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were found occupying the residence and were subsequently taken into custody. Both subjects were taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility and charged with delivery of marijuana, a second-degree felony.

Although unnamed in the news release, Rendy Sa Le, 26, and Nefretiri Jesenia Morales, 23, were arrested and booked into the facility Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. for marijuana possession.