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Pontchatoula Man Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking
Anthony Smith, a 50-year-old resident of Pontchatoula, Louisiana, was sentenced to 183 months (15.25 years) imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy involving the trafficking of more than five kilograms of cocaine from the Houston, Texas area, to Bogalusa, Louisiana.
According to court documents, Smith, along with co-defendant Derek Moss, drove to Texas on several occasions to obtain cocaine from Luis Colon, a source in that area. Agents observed Smith meet with Colon on one occasion, and later followed Smith, Moss, and Todd Mark back from Texas to the Laplace area.
Smith was stopped as he traveled toward Pontchatoula on Interstate 55, while Mark and Moss were arrested later that day following a car chase through Metairie, which ended on the Mississippi River levee, where Mark and Moss attempted to discard nearly four kilograms of cocaine.
In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Jane Triche Milazzo imposed 10 years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment. During the 10-year term, the defendant will be under federal supervision and risks an additional term of imprisonment should he violate any terms of his supervised release.
On December 12, 2011, Smith previously entered a guilty plea admitting to the actions he took during the conspiracy.
The case was investigated by Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Louisiana State Police, and Bogalusa Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin G. Boitmann.
After sentencing, Smith was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal’s Service to begin his term of imprisonment.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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