Tyrin Truong, the mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, and several other people have been arrested as part of a drug-trafficking investigation.

The 25-year-old mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, on Tuesday was arrested and accused of involvement in a drug-trafficking operation and the soliciting of prostitution.

Scandal is sweeping one small Louisiana city after its own mayor was arrested on serious offenses. Tyrin Truong was elected mayor of Bogalusa, La. in 2022. Now, he’s been charged in connection to an alleged drug trafficking ring,

Tyrin Truong, the 25-year-old mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was arrested for allegedly being a member of a drug trafficking organization.

BOGALUSA, La. ( WGNO) — Louisiana State Police announced the arrest of Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Truong. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, troopers said the 25-year-old along with six others were taken into custody following a comprehensive investigation into a Drug Trafficking Organization operating in Bogalusa.

Seven people — including Tyrin Truong, mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana — are facing charges issued in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.

Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Truong posted bail after he was arrested along with several others in connection with the investigation by Louisiana State Police last week.

Tyrin Truong, the youngest mayor in Bogalusa’s history, is now facing the fight of his life after being arrested Tuesday (January 7) for his role in an alleged drug trafficking ring.

then gave those guns to people who can’t legally own firearms and people who went on to use the guns to commit crimes in Bogalusa. Louisiana State Police also said investigators seized opioids, high-grade marijuana, THC and MDMA during Tuesday’s arrests.

The mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, Tyrin Truong, was arrested as part of an investigation by state police into a drug-trafficking organization.

Tyrin Truong, 25 pledged to ‘clean up’ his city when elected as mayor in 2022– now he’s one of several people allegedly at the center of a prolific drug trafficking ring in Louisiana

Truong, along with six other Bogalusa residents, were subject to search and arrest warrants following an investigation done by the Louisiana State Police’s Narcotics/Violent Crime Task Force.