Alabama Couple Arrested for Drugs

LONGVIEW — Two Alabama residents are under arrest after a traffic stop uncovers a large amount of drugs Saturday morning. James Lloyd Smith, 55, (pictured) and 36-year-old Kristy Suzanne Wilkes remained jailed in Longview under felony charges of possessing between five and 50 pounds of marijuana. They were arrested around 10:45 on I-20. Additional information about the highway bust was not immediately available. Bonds for each were $7,500 on the pot charge, with Smith held under another $11,000 on his other three drug charges and Wilkes under another $6,000 in bonds.