Daryl David Blair, Meth Conspiracy, Iowa 2021

A California man has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy that spanned multiple states, including Iowa.

Daryl David Blair, 36, of Los Osos, California, received a 140-month prison term after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on September 18, 2020.

The sentencing hearing took place on February 22, 2021, in Sioux City, Iowa, where United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand handed down the sentence.

According to court documents, Blair was involved in trafficking 16 pounds of methamphetamine across California, Iowa, and South Dakota. On February 8, 2020, law enforcement searched a vehicle connected to Blair at the Grand Falls Casino parking lot in Larchwood, Iowa, and recovered nearly 3 pounds of methamphetamine and drug trafficking materials.

Earlier that winter, Blair and his coconspirators had brought pounds of methamphetamine to the Midwest for distribution.

Blair must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after completing his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mikala Steenholdt and was investigated by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Lyon County Attorney’s Office, and Iowa Department of Criminalistics Investigation.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/california-man-sentenced-federal-prison-iowa-meth-conspiracy