Six defendants convicted and sentenced to over 75 years combined in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine
Fort Smith, Arkansas – David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that on April 14, 2021, the final of six (6) individuals were sentenced by the United States District Court for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking ring which operated in Benton County, Arkansas and other jurisdictions such as California and Missouri. This investigation and prosecution, named "Operation Inner Circle," lasted from approximately January of 2019 through today's final sentencing hearing. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentenc...