(Michigan City, IN) - A convicted drug dealer from Michigan City is back behind bars for allegedly having a large amount of narcotics.

 

David Smith, Jr., 44, is accused of having 10 plastic bags of methamphetamine along with eight plastic bags of cocaine and 15 small plastic bags of crack cocaine in late February at his residence in the 600 block of Monroe St.

 

According to court documents, two handguns were also located inside the home along with more than $6,000 in cash.

 

Smith is charged with dealing each of the drugs because of the sizable amounts allegedly recovered from his home and discovery of a digital scale typically used in selling narcotics, authorities said.

 

He’s also charged with a felony firearms crime because it was against the law for him to having a gun due to his prior cocaine dealing conviction from 2011.

 

Smith could face anywhere from a 10 to 30 year sentence on each Level 2 felony drug dealing count along with a 2 to 12 year sentence on the Level 4 felony gun related charge.