A 38-year-old Ville Platte man was arrested and a drug new to the area was seized in a bust in Opelousas on Wednesday, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
The drug Tapentadol, a Schedule II narcotic which mirrors the effects of Oxycodone, was seized during a search at 414 Church St., Opelousas, Guidroz stated.
“This is a drug relatively new to this area, but our narcotics d...