Brest police seize four firearms and drugs ready for distribution; officers still searching for suspect who fled

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge police seized drugs ready for distribution and four firearms after raiding a car near a local business where illicit transactions allegedly took place, the department said Friday.

A BRPD officer on patrol reported seeing an illegal transaction taking place at a gas station near Plank Road. After beginning to follow a vehicle involved in the transaction, the driver jumped out and dropped a handgun while fleeing the area on foot. Police have not said whether or not they have made any arrests and are actively searching for a suspect.

After police searched the vehicle, three additional firearms, 87 grams of marijuana, two ski masks, a scale and bags were found and seized.