A notorious methamphetamine dealer has been brought to justice, but his crimes won’t be forgotten anytime soon.
Joshua E. Forbes, 31, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for repeatedly selling methamphetamine and violating his supervised release from a previous heroin distribution case.
According to court documents, Forbes sold meth to a member of the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and sent other members of his conspiracy to sell the drug on six occasions between June and August 2023. A total of about 450 grams of meth and 14 grams of cocaine were sold by the conspirators for $3,810.
Forbes was on supervised release at the time of the drug sales, having been convicted of three counts of heroin distribution in 2021. He pleaded guilty in January in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and three counts of distribution of methamphetamine.
The Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Poplar Bluff Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Hunter is prosecuting the case.
As Forbes begins his lengthy prison sentence, residents of Poplar Bluff can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that a major player in the region’s methamphetamine trade has been taken off the streets.
The sentence sends a strong message to those involved in the region’s illicit drug trade: you will be held accountable for your actions.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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