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Texas Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Meth Trafficking in Iowa

A Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute in Iowa.

Arturo Flores, 23, from Eagle Pass, Texas, was sentenced on March 14, 2022 in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa.

Flores pled guilty on November 3, 2021 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

On June 16, 2021, law enforcement stopped Flores for several traffic violations, including speeding, in Sioux City, Iowa. A female passenger, her baby and an 11-year-old were also in the vehicle. A K-9 (drug dog) alerted on the vehicle, and law enforcement located and seized over 4 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a drink cooler in front of the front passenger’s seat. Police also found over $2,000 cash in the passenger’s purse, and a small rock of methamphetamine found in the driver’s side door pocket.

Flores admitted that he had acquired the methamphetamine in South Texas and was bringing it to Iowa for further distribution. Flores will serve a term of five years of supervised release following imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa. The task force consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sioux City, Iowa, Police Department; Homeland Security Investigations; Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office; South Sioux City, Nebraska, Police Department; Nebraska State Patrol; Iowa National Guard; Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; United States Marshals Service; South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation; and Woodbury County Attorney’s Office.

Flores is currently in the custody of the United States Marshal until he can be transported to a federal prison. The case file number is 21-4061. You can find more information on the court file at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. Follow us on Twitter @USAO_NDIA.