SHOCK!!! ROCKSTAR BURGERS SUSPECT CREEPER BRIAN SMITH CHARGED BY FEDS IN EPIC HEROIN & METH CONSPIRACY!!!

Last year a surge of Internets outrage and some doggone nasty allegations sparked an investigation into a controversial local restaurant honcho.

And now the allegations of criminality have grown even more serious.

Here are the relevant deets in an indictment released today . . . 

Owner of Rockstar Burgers Among 18 Defendants Indicted For $1.7 Million Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The owner of the Rockstar Burgers restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, is among 18 defendants indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than 10 kilograms of heroin, valued at more than $1.7 million. Most of the defendants are also charged with illegally possessing firearms.

Rockstar Burgers owner Brian Douglas Smith, 42 . . . (And 18 other suspects) were charged in a 25-count superseding indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 30, 2020.

The indictment was unsealed and made public today upon the arrests and initial court appearances of several defendants, including Smith. This superseding indictment replaces the original indictment returned on Dec. 12, 2019, and includes eight additional defendants and additional charges.

The federal indictment alleges that all 18 defendants participated in a conspiracy from Jan. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2020, to distribute more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than 10 kilograms of heroin. All of the defendants are also charged in a money-laundering conspiracy involving the proceeds of the drug-trafficking conspiracy.

The federal indictment also contains forfeiture allegations, which would require the defendants to forfeit to the government all property derived from the proceeds of the drug-trafficking conspiracy, including a money judgment of $1,745,000. This sum, in aggregate, was received in exchange for, or is traceable thereto, the unlawful distribution of more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine, based on an average street price of $250 per ounce, and the unlawful distribution of more than 10 kilograms of heroin, based on an average street price of $1,200 an ounce.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Rhoades. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

This case is part of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program. The OCDETF program is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s drug supply reduction strategy.

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Check the news link roundup . . .

Fox4: Former West Bottoms restaurant owner among 18 indicted in $1.7 million drug-trafficking conspiracy

KSHB: All of the defendants in the federal drug-trafficking case, including Smith, are charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and money laundering.

KCTV5: Smith was arrested on December 6, 2019 and charged with domestic assault and armed criminal action amid several disturbing allegations of an assault on a former girlfriend.

KCUR: Owner Of Now Shuttered Rockstar Burgers In West Bottoms Charged In Drug Conspiracy

KMBC: The U.S. Attorney said most of the defendants are also charged with illegally possessing firearms.

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