Franklin man arrested on heroin, cocaine, gun charges

A Franklin man faces drug and gun charges after deputies found heroin, , cocaine and nearly 2 pounds of marijuana Sunday in a Eunice home, the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office said.
Joseph Nathan Favors, 38, Pecan Drive, Franklin, was booked on three counts of possession with intent to distribute Schedule I drugs, three counts of possession with intent to distribute Schedule II drugs, possession with intent to distribute Schedule IV drugs, possession with intent to distribute Schedule V drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a stolen firearm, illegal possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses, contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, obstruction of justice and illegal possession of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a juvenile.
Bond was set at $150,000.
According to Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, the St. Landry Parish Narcotics Team received information of drug activity at the 200 block of St. George Street inside the city limits of Eunice. "After countless hours of surveillance, a search warrant was obtained,” Guidroz said.
On Sunday, St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Team along with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team traveled to Eunice to search the residence. Once inside, officers located Joseph Favors and a 17-year-old juvenile.
The following items were located inside the residence:
--817 grams of suspected marijuana;
--205 grams of suspected methamphetamine;
--158 suspected ecstasy pills;
--63 grams of suspected heroin;
--23 grams of suspected cocaine;
--7 grams of suspected crack cocaine;
--126 Xanax pills;
--Two bottles of liquid Promethazine with codeine;
--26 ½ suspected Lortabs;
--Bersa Thunder .380 semiautomatic handgun;
--Beretta APX 9 mm semiautomatic handgun;
--Springfield Armory XD semi automatic handgun;
--Black digital scale containing residue;
--Two surveillance systems;
--Approximately $3,762 in U.S. currency.
The street value of the narcotics seized is approximately $40,000, and the Bersa Thunder .380 semiautomatic handgun was confirmed stolen through the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.