Elyaxel Vasquez, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Iowa 2015

A man and woman from Fort Dodge, Iowa, are headed to federal prison after their involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy was uncovered.

Elyaxel Vasquez, 31, and Ashley Shivers, 31, both from Fort Dodge, Iowa, were sentenced to prison terms after guilty pleas to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

The guilty pleas revealed that Vasquez and Shivers were involved in a conspiracy that distributed more than 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine in the Fort Dodge, Iowa, area from about 2014 continuing through December 2015.

Both defendants admitted to distributing methamphetamine to individuals cooperating with law enforcement.

Vasquez and Shivers were sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Vasquez was sentenced to 126 months’ imprisonment, and Shivers was sentenced to 78 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed for each.

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

Vasquez and Shivers are being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until they can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the Iowa Department of Narcotics Enforcement, Tri-County Drug Task Force, Webster County Drug Task Force, Fort Dodge Police Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Office, and Iowa Division of Criminalistics Investigation.

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