With three arrests in under two weeks, all involving drugs shipped in from California, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says the legalization of marijuana in some states, but not Louisiana, is a major challenge for law enforcement.

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- With three arrests in under two weeks, all involving drugs shipped in from California, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says the legalization of marijuana in some states, but not Louisiana, is a major challenge for law enforcement.

"It's a huge challenge because these drug dealers, these people receiving this product know that it's illegal here and know where they can get it legally. And so, they get it shipped in here, which is of course, illegal. And when we get information, we intercept it," Guidroz explained.

In the last week alone, Guidroz says his office arrested Hattie Savoy for possession of over a pound of marijuana and several THC products. Two more arrests would follow, Dexter Butler and Lyric James with similar products.

"We recovered 2 pounds of what's called Moon Rock. It's a high-grade marijuana in the shape of a rock, a small rock these 2 pounds of moon rock were valued at $45,000," said Guidroz.

When speaking to the suspects at the time of the arrest, they have one thing in common; all of the drugs were delivered from California where marijuana is legal.

Because the drug is legal in some states, Guidroz says it's common for dealers in the parish to order their supply from other states and have them delivered.

With a delivery service dropping off the drugs, law enforcement relies on the community to find out where they're going.

"People get packages from Amazon everyday, or UPS or even the postal service. So, unless we get information or somebody smells the product and reports it to law enforcement, we're not going to know. It's a big problem," said Guidroz.

Guidroz does want to remind the public that while marijuana is legal in some states, it is not legal in Louisiana. And his office will enforce the law.

"If it's against the law here, we going to arrest them for it. Until it becomes legal, it's a problem for us," Guidroz added.

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