Amanda Marie Belnap, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Iowa 2021

A 34-year-old Atlantic woman has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for her role in a methamphetamine conspiracy.

Amanda Marie Belnap, of Atlantic, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine on September 2, 2021.

According to court documents, between July 2020 and May 2021, Belnap obtained approximately 16 pounds of methamphetamine at her home in Atlantic from a source in California through the mail.

On May 6, 2021, Belnap admitted to law enforcement that she had received and distributed the methamphetamine. Two days later, on May 8, 2021, the United States Postal Service intercepted another package mailed to Belnap from her source in California that contained approximately 900 grams of methamphetamine.

As part of the conspiracy, Belnap distributed the methamphetamine to people in locations across the Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa and would send money back to the source in California.

The case was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, Muscatine County Drug Task Force, Johnson County Drug Task Force, Tri County Drug Task Force, and the Iowa State Patrol.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa announced the sentencing.

Belnap’s term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release.

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