LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A jury in Little Rock federal court found three men guilty in a drug distribution scheme that ran from California to Arkansas.
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas Jonathan D. Ross announced the verdicts on Wednesday. The three, 54-year-old Bruce McArthur Smith of Hesperia, California, 54-year-old Kevin Langel of Pine Bluff, and 71-year-old Larry Rogers of Benton, will be sentenced later.
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The three were initially indicted in November 2022, before a grand jury issued a superseding indictment on Jan. 6.
The Jan. 6 indictment charged Smith with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Langel and Rogers were charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, with Langel’s charge involving more than five kilograms of cocaine and Rogers’ charge involving more than 500 grams, but less than five kilograms of cocaine, officials said.
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At trial, officials said, the U.S. attorney played phone calls between Smith and Toney that detailed multiple methamphetamine transactions. The investigation, led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the North Little Rock Police Department, found that Smith delivered pounds of methamphetamine to Toney several times…