St. Louis Drug Distributor Sentenced for Dealing Cocaine and to Forfeit Over $1.1 Million Dollars

St. Louis, MO – Quentarus Smith, 38, of St. Louis, MO, was sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, a fine of $25,000, and he was ordered to forfeit over $1.1 million in the sale of drug proceeds.  Smith appeared before U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry this afternoon.

Smith previously admitted to his participation in a drug trafficking organization engaged in the multi-kilogram shipment of cocaine and marijuana from Los Angeles, California, and Florida, to St. Louis for distribution.  Smith was ultimately apprehended by law enforcement returning to St. Louis in possession of over $900,000 in U.S. currency, which investigators have traced as proceeds of his participation in the conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

The Drug Enforcement Administration – St. Louis Office investigated this case.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Erin Granger and Lisa Yemm handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.