Published: 12-01-2025 | Category: Troop NOLA
New Orleans – On November 21, 2025, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigation Detectives in the New Orleans Field Office assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (LSP-HIDTA-NFO), Narcotics Investigators, and Troop NOLA personnel received a report of significant amounts of Schedule IV Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) being shipped from a foreign source to a United States Postal Service (USPS) Box within the city of New Orleans.
Initiated by the U.S. Postal Inspectors assigned to the HIDTA Group, this collaboration was prompted as investigators identified 63-year-old David JeanJacques of New Orleans as the likely recipient of the parcels. On November 24, 2025, through a coordinated effort organized by LSP-HIDTA-NFO Detectives, Troop NOLA, and the U.S. Postal Inspectors; four USPS packages intended to be delivered to JeanJacques in New Orleans were intercepted and seized by law enforcement.
As a result of a continued investigation and the execution of search warrants on affiliated vehicles and properties, investigators seized over 12,000 dosage units of Carisprodol (aka SOMA), approximately $92,000.00 in U.S. currency, and 5 firearms.
JeanJacques was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on the following charges:
Possession with intent to distribute a Schedule IV CDS (Carisoprodol)
Carisoprodol, brand name Soma, is a powerful prescription skeletal muscle relaxant medication used to treat painful conditions like strains and sprains. It is classified as a Schedule IV medication because of its high risk of abuse and addiction.
The medication is being obtained and sold unlawfully through various means, including fraud, theft, and online from other countries. Illegally sold Carisprodol may also be counterfeit or contaminated with other illegal narcotics. Troopers urge caution about the medications you are taking. Never purchase medication from an individual or take medication that is not prescribed to you by a physician. Additionally, be cautious about consuming medication that may impair you.
LSP-HIDTA Detectives are committed to working with all law enforcement partners to reduce illegal drug activity and its impact on the local communities. Anyone with potential information related to this case or other criminal activity is urged to share that information with LSP Detectives. Information can be reported anonymously through the Louisiana State Police online reporting system by visiting File a Report or calling the LSP Fusion Center Hotline at 1-800-434-8007.
Contact Information:
Trooper Danny Berrincha
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Section – Troop NOLA
Office: (225) 877-6279
[email protected]