huffingtonpost.com - Star magazine first reported that Smith's brother-in-law Dee Lawrence Downs, who is married to the actor's younger sister Ellen, has been arrested on federal drug charges. 


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According to court documents obtained by The Huffington Post, Downs was arrested on Jan. 17 and charged with attempted possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. In the criminal complaint, Gregory Gillespie a task force officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration, claims that Downs made arrangements to travel from Philadelphia to Miami for the purpose of buying cocaine from a major drug supplier. Read more here