Authorities seized nearly 2 pounds of fentanyl, as well as quantities of crystal methamphetamine, crack cocaine and other drugs, and eight illegal firearms during two operations Wednesday and Thursday in East Baton Rouge Parish, the Sheriff's Office reports.

The amount of fentanyl seized at a Baton Rouge apartment, occupied by alleged distributor Malchai Tillman Jr., equated to 7,802 lethal doses, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.

The Sheriff's Office Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit and local, state and federal partners executed the search warrants.

"By removing these dangerous drugs and illegal guns, we are preventing countless potential overdoses and violent crimes," Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said.

Agents had investigated Tillman throughout July and August, the release

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