Drug Traffickers Sentenced To 20 Years Combined In Federal Prison For Drug Possession

 FORT SMITH, Ark. – A Marshalltown IA, women and a Greenville MS, man were sentenced to 20 years combined in prison followed by five years each of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge P.K Holmes, III presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fort smith.

According to court documents, on March 13, 2021, an Arkansas State Police Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Kyla Nicole Forbes, age 47, for a traffic violation.  The vehicle was also occupied by a front seat passenger named Malcolm Dewayne Alexander, age 46. After asking and being denied consent to search the vehicle, a second Trooper arrived with his K9 partner. That Trooper utilized his K9 partner to conduct a sniff of the air around the vehicle. The K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics being in the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle 10 bundles of methamphetamine weighing a total of 6.3 kilograms were located inside a black duffle bag that was placed in the trunk. Also located inside the vehicle was a glass pipe used to smoke meth in Forbes purse and an open syringe in the center console.

Alexander was sentenced on September 16, 2021 to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Forbes was sentenced on October 6, 2021 to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.