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Waterloo Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking
A Waterloo man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and heroin. Damien L. Cobbins, 43, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance after a prior conviction for a serious drug felony.
According to court documents, Cobbins distributed fentanyl to another person in Waterloo on May 10, 2022, and May 17, 2022. Law enforcement stopped Cobbins’s vehicle on May 19, 2022, and recovered over $2,200 from Cobbins, which Cobbins admitted were proceeds from the sale of fentanyl and heroin.
Cobbins continued to distribute fentanyl and heroin, and on August 18, 2022, law enforcement again stopped Cobbins’s vehicle and recovered over $2,700, which Cobbins admitted were proceeds from the sale of fentanyl and heroin. Cobbins was arrested and during a search at the Waterloo Police Department, officers seized over 60 grams of a fentanyl, heroin, and metonitazene mixture from Cobbins’s person.
Cobbins had four previous convictions for distributing controlled substances, including a prior federal conviction in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. He was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand to 240 months’ imprisonment, and he must also serve an eight-year term of supervised release after the prison term.
Cobbins is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards and investigated by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force consisting of the Waterloo Police Department, Cedar Falls Police Department, Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Department, Evansdale Police Department, Waverly Police Department, Hudson Police Department, La Porte City Police Department, and the Bremer County Sheriff’s Department.
Information disclosed at sentencing showed that Cobbins had a history of distributing controlled substances, and his actions had a significant impact on the community. The sentence imposed by Judge Strand reflects the severity of Cobbins’s crimes and the need to protect the public from his illegal activities.
The case is a reminder of the ongoing fight against opioid trafficking and the importance of law enforcement’s efforts to disrupt and dismantle these networks. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and provide updates as more information becomes available.
The case file number is 22-CR-02048-LTS. For more information, visit https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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