NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — With sirens blaring, law enforcement sped an injured agent with the Louisiana Office of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to University Medical Center on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Police sources told WGNO that the agent was injured during a drug bust at the Jackson Landing apartment complex in Algiers around 3:00 p.m.
WGNO’s Rick Gogreve reports that the undercover agent fell from the third story of one of the apartments. The nature of his injury is not known at this time.
Gogreve said that least five people were arrested, with possibly more arrests to come.
The ATF is expected to release more information shortly in this developing story.
Check back with WGNO for updates.
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