Show-Me State Times

U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced a man caught with nearly two pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs to 10 years in prison following a traffic stop on Nov. 18, 2022, near Advance, Missouri. Lee Roy Foley III was found trying to conceal a bag containing an assortment of pills during the stop made by a deputy with the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office. Foley, driving with a suspended license, was arrested, leading to the discovery of 849 grams of meth, about two pounds of marijuana, and two chocolate bars containing the psychedelic Psilocybin. Foley, from Kennett, Missouri, admitted to participating in the drug trade in southeast Missouri and pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau in January. The case was investigated by the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office and the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Hunter handling the prosecution.