SLIDELL, La. — Slidell police arrested an ice cream truck driver accused of selling meth.
According to Slidell Police, 42-year-old Tamisha Morin sold methamphetamine out of a blue school bus that had been repurposed into an ice cream truck.
Slidell police narcotics detectives pulled over the ice cream truck on Old Spanish Trail Monday morning for having no brake lights and an expired license plate. According to police, detectives had received information before that the owner was using the ice cream truck to sell meth.
While searching the truck, detectives found melted ice cream in the freezer along with methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia.
Morin was arrested for possession of narcotics, an outstanding warrant and multiple traffic violations.
Detectives also found two puppies inside the ice cream truck, according to Slidell police. Both have been taken to Slidell Animal Control.
"Keeping children safe is a main priority of the Slidell Police Department," a release from Slidell police said. "Not only were more dangerous substances removed from the streets of Slidell, but this case also put an end to an operation that could have affected the health and safety of many children."
Police do not believe any children were exposed to meth through the ice cream truck.
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