Will Smith’s Brother-in-Law Arrested on Drug Charges
Huffington Post reports on federal drug charges against Will Smith’s brother-in-law Dee Lawrence Downs, married to the actor’s younger sister Ellen.
Downs was the target of a sting operation, where unbeknownst to him he was dealing with confidential sources working with the DEA. Upon arrival in Miami, Downs was driven to Latin Bohemia Grill in Coral Gables where he met with the two confidential sources, and allegedly said he was looking for someone he could trust to move “product” every month, and claimed he had contacts in South Philadelphia who were able to move the “product” quickly and in large amounts.
According to the court documents, after traveling to another location, Downs began to negotiate the purchase of several kilograms of cocaine — with the parties agreeing on a price of $26,500 per kilogram with a transportation fee of $1,500 per kilogram delivered to Philadelphia.
After returning to Philadelphia, Downs wired $7,500 to the confidential source, which is the amount he negotiated to have 5 kilograms of the drug delivered.
Downs was arrested on Jan. 17. He has pleaded not guilty to the accusations. But let’s just say what everybody is thinking: He could’ve avoided all this by moving to Bel Air.
