Carlos Manriquez-Aviles, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Nebraska 2023

Council Bluffs Man Functions as Methamphetamine Trafficking Cell for Mexico-based Drug Trafficking Operation

Council Bluffs, IA - A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a Mexico-based methamphetamine trafficking operation.

Carlos Manriquez-Aviles, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on [date] to a term of imprisonment of 168 months, to be served in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, according to a press release from the United States Attorney's Office.

Manriquez was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Use of Facilities in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Racketeering, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.

According to court documents, in 2017, Manriquez distributed multi-pound quantities of methamphetamine in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area and laundered drug proceeds through a Wells Fargo Bank account on behalf of Mexican drug traffickers.

The case was primarily investigated by the Omaha Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations.

Manriquez's sentencing brings an end to a lengthy investigation into the Mexico-based methamphetamine trafficking operation.

Mandatory facts: Defendant's full name: Carlos Manriquez-Aviles, Exact criminal charges: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Use of Facilities in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Racketeering, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, City and state: Council Bluffs, IA, Exact date: [date], Sentence or outcome: 168 months in prison, Dollar amounts: none

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/council-bluffs-man-functions-methamphetamine-trafficking-cell-mexico-based-drug