GREENWELL SPRINGS — East Baton Rouge deputies arrested an alleged meth and Xanax dealer in a Greenwell Springs drug bust.

The sheriff's office said it received tips in October and November that Michael Michelli, 59, had been dealing in the Baton Rouge area. 

After months of surveillance, deputies executed search warrants on Wednesday at two RV's belonging to Michelli, as well as his pickup truck.

In the searches, EBRSO seized 12.8 ounces of meth, 246 doses of Alprazolam—commonly known by the brand name Xanax—and 33 doses of Clonazepam, a similar drug. Deputies also found a scale, plastic baggies and a glass smoking pipe.

Michelli was arrested and booked on charges of possession with intent to distribute of a Schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession with intent to distribute a Schedule IV drug.