Ohio man accused of transporting 27 kilos of meth on Missouri bus

An Akron man was charged in federal court recently with allegedly transporting more than 27 kilograms of methamphetamine through Kansas City, Mo. aboard a bus.

Rogeric Romone Clark, 39, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., with one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the federal criminal complaint, members of the Missouri Western Interdiction and Narcotics Task Force (MoWIN) were conducting interdiction activities at a Kansas City, Mo., bus station on Tuesday, Dec. 5. As passengers disembarked from a bus that originated in Los Angeles, Calif., officers used a police drug-sniffing dog, which alerted to a suitcase later identified as allegedly belonging to Clark. Investigators later identified another suitcase that allegedly belonged to Clark.

A detective contacted Clark, who allegedly confirmed a suitcase belonged to him and gave officers consent to open it. As the detective opened the suitcase, Clark allegedly fled on foot through the rear parking area. Clark fell during the chase and was taken into custody.

Officers searched both of the suitcases and allegedly found 30 one-pound bundles in each suitcase that contained a total of 27.2 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Clark allegedly told investigators he was supposed to receive $10,000 to transport the illegal drugs to Akron.

The charge contained in this complaint is simply an accusation and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charge 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 Ashleigh Ragner. It was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department.