Oklahoma Meth Dealer Gets 20 Years

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Kenny Ray Smith, 62, of Whitesboro, Oklahoma, is trading small-town life for a federal cell after a jury convicted him of peddling meth. The bust stemmed from two back-to-back deals in June and July of 2024, set up by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Smith moved a combined 80 grams of the ice – enough to ruin a lot of lives.

The first buy went down June 27th: 27.85 grams traded for cash. Less than two weeks later, July 9th, Smith upped the stakes, pushing 52.9 grams in a joint operation. It wasn’t just a one-time thing, prosecutors argued, painting Smith as a career dealer.

Yesterday, U.S. District Court delivered the message loud and clear: 240 months – twenty years – on each of the two distribution counts, to run concurrently. At 62, it’s a near life sentence, and a harsh reminder that dealing poison carries serious consequences.

U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Wilson touted Smith’s “long history” of trafficking. OBN Director Donnie Anderson connected the conviction to Oklahoma’s ongoing battle with meth-related deaths, claiming it pulls another source of poison off the streets. One DEA official simply stated the sentence sends a clear message to other repeat offenders.