An alleged gang member is behind bars on multiple charges following a drug bust on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety announced that Linquin Frank Reid, 45, was arrested on Thursday after authorities executed a search warrant at a residence in Moss Point.
During the execution of this search warrant, agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics reportedly seized approximately 442 grams of cocaine, 128 grams of fentanyl, 261 dosage units of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, 39 grams of crack cocaine, 52 grams of marijuana, three handguns, and an unspecified amount of money.
Reid, reported to be a known Bloods street gang member, is charged with three counts of sale of a controlled substance, felon in possession of a firearm, aggravated trafficking of cocaine, trafficking of fentanyl, possession of crack cocaine, and possession of marijuana.
“Operations like this one send a clear message: we will not tolerate those who choose to profit from poisoning our communities with fentanyl and other dangerous drugs,” Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell said. “This arrest is a direct result of the strong partnerships between our state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies. When we work together and share resources, we are far more effective at dismantling criminal organizations and keeping deadly drugs off our streets.”
The FBI’s Safe Street Task Force, the Pascagoula Police Department, and the Coastal Narcotics Enforcement Team — comprised of Agents from the state and local law enforcement officers from the Pascagoula, Lucedale, and Wiggins police departments, and the George County Sheriff’s Office — assisted the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics in this case.
