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Narcotics agents with the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a Shreveport man after they found illegal drugs, packaging material and a firearm in his home on Tuesday, said Sheriff Steve Prator.

On Nov. 15, Caddo narcotics agents executed a search warrant at 4914 Haywood Place in Shreveport. During the search of the house, the following items were found:

• 147 grams of crack cocaine (Street Value $14,700)
• 1 gram of powder cocaine (Street Value $100)
• 4 D/U of meth tablets (Street Value $40)
• digital scale
• packaging material 
• $1,550 in U.S. currency
• a Beretta handgun

Christopher Bernard, 51, was the only occupant of the house at the time the warrant was conducted. He was on parole at the time of the search.

Bernard was arrested and booked into Caddo Correctional Center charged with possession of schedule II with Intent to distribute, felon in possession of a firearm, firearm with controlled dangerous substances and resisting an officer.

Records show Bernard has been in and out of CCC since 1990 and has previously faced charges for drug distribution, battery, armed robbery and attempted first degree murder.