MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop D Headquarters - 3131 East Kearney - Springfield, MO 65803


NEWS ALERT

For further information please contact: Sgt. D.S. Bracker
417-895-6767 ext.253
D2009-39
August 10, 2009

EMPHASIS: Drug Seizure, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop D.


On Thursday, August 6, 2009, a trooper stopped a westbound 2009 Hyundai Sonata for exceeding the speed limit and following another vehicle too close on Interstate 44 at the 77-mile marker, in Greene County. During the traffic stop the trooper smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle which resulted in a probable cause search. The search revealed 35 grams of marijuana and approximately 100 dosage units of ecstasy.

The driver, Ronnie E. Smith, 39, of Tulsa, OK, was arrested for drug trafficking-2nd degree.

The charge for which the above person was arrested is mere accusation and not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of this charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence.





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