EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The leader of a local rap label and many others have been arrested as part of a drug bust in East Baton Rouge Parish, deputies say.

The rap leader is Jornell Keelen, 31, according to authorities. They said he’s charged with conspiracy to distribute schedule II (affidavit warrant), possession with intent to distribute schedule I narcotics, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux, more than 2,200 lethal doses of fentanyl, along with other drugs and items, were seized during the drug bust.

The investigation that led to the bust started in early July, deputies said. They added that they began by looking into a Baton Rouge-based polydrug trafficking group with known ties to people affiliated with t

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