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A Portales man on Wednesday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking controlled substances.
Alton Pete Smith, 56, was arrested June 6, 2021, when deputies from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 70, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray.
A search of Smith’s vehicle led to “a trafficking amount of methamphetamine, a scale, and baggies,” the release stated. He was convicted by a jury on Feb. 15.
District Judge Donna J. Mowrer handed down the sentence.
