Federal Drug Charges Filed in Marshall
Posted/updated on: August 11, 2011 at 2:25 am
MARSHALL — Two Harrison County residents have been charged with federal drug trafficking violations.
Randy Lee Smart, 51, of Marshall, and Tamara Lynn Olivares, 53, of Harleton, were arrested Tuesday after being named in a 128-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury last week, following an investigation into methamphetamine manufacturing in the Harrison County area. Smart and Olivares appeared before U.S. District Judge Chad Everingham Tuesday for an initial appearance. If convicted, the defendants each face up to life in federal prison.
According to information presented in court, an investigation revealed that over an 18 month period, the defendants each purchased cold pills containing pseudoephedrine with intentions to manufacture methamphetamine. Approximately 60 purchases were made at more than 15 locations in four cities in east Texas, sometimes more than once a day.
