California man sentenced for distribution of meth
A California man was sentenced for possession with intent to distribute meth.
By News Channel NebraskaYORK, Neb. -- A California man was sentenced for possession with intent to distribute meth.
Officials said 48-year-old, Jason Smith, will serve 11 years in prison with a five-year term of supervised release after.
Officials said on June 3, 2022, Smith was stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 80 in York County, Nebraska by a Nebraska State Patrolman.
According to court documents, during a probable cause search of the rental car, officers found approximately two pounds of methamphetamine. The trooper estimated the street value of the methamphetamine to be around $8,730.
Authorities said in the center console, officers found a meth pipe and a pill bottle with Smith’s name on the label, which contained about four grams of meth.
Officials said at the time of his arrest, Smith was serving a term of supervised release as a result of a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine conviction out of Wisconsin from 2002.
This case was investigated by the Nebraska State Patrol, the York County Sheriff’s Office, and the Trident Drug Task Force.