Two Bogalusa men were arrested and charged with multiple crimes, following an early morning drug raid on Wednesday.

Chief Deputy Mike Haley of the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office said that the Drug Task Force executed a search warrant before dawn Wednesday, seizing large quantities of drugs, cash and weapons. Arrested were Kerry Wayne Forrest, 43, and Kenneth Wayne Williams, 35, residents of Ann Street in Bogalusa.

The Drug Task Force includes officers from the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Franklinton Police Department and the Bogalusa Police Department. They were assisted by officers from Rayburn Correctional Center.

Haley said that both Forrest, whose street name is “Pooky Wayne,” and Williams, whose street name is “Koaltree,” have lengthy criminal records. Forrest has more than two dozen arrests for various drug offenses and other criminal violations. Williams also has multiple arrests for various drug offenses and other criminal violations.

On Wednesday, Forrest was charged with two counts of distribution of Schedule I drugs, possession with intent to distribute Schedule I drugs, four counts of possession with intent to distribute Schedule II drugs, possession with intent to distribute Schedule III drugs, possession of Schedule IV drugs, possession of Schedule V drugs, possession of an alleged substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Williams was charged with possession with intent to distribute Schedule I drugs, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II drugs, possession of Schedule IV drugs, possession of marijuana, possession of an alleged substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with weapon present, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, and failure to appear — misdemeanor.

Each suspect was placed in the Washington Parish Jail without bail.

Haley said that Drug Task Force detectives presented evidence and information gathered through a lengthy investigation to a 22nd Judicial District Court judge, who issued the search warrant. After arresting the two men, Drug Task Force detectives searched the premises and seized:

• 39 grams of heroin,
• 49 grams of crack cocaine,
• 24 grams of powder cocaine,
• 14 grams of methamphetamine,
• eight grams of marijuana,
• numerous narcotic pills,
• $17,052 cash, consisting primarily of $100 bills,
• one AR-15 rifle,
• three shotguns,
• one pistol,
• 16 cell phones, and
• four sets of scales used to weigh drugs.

Parish Sheriff Randy Seal said that Wednesday’s arrests will make the parish safer.

“We have done our job,” he said. “Now it is time for the rest of the justice system to do their job to obtain convictions and make certain these two men spend many years in prison. The streets and roadways of our parish are not safe as long as career criminals are allowed to roam free.

“I’m certain there are other drug dealers out there waiting to take the place of the two men we arrested. Let me assure them that their time is coming also, and we always have room in our jail for one more.”