Jose Mejia-Fraijo, Meth Conspiracy, Iowa 2016

A Sioux City man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy. Jose Mejia-Fraijo, 23, from Mexico but residing in Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a January 25, 2016, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

At the guilty plea, Mejia-Fraijo admitted his involvement in a conspiracy that distributed at least 500 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine from September 2015 through November 2015. Mejia-Fraijo further admitted to obtaining the methamphetamine from sources in Colorado for further distribution in Sioux City, Iowa.

Mejia-Fraijo was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Mejia-Fraijo was sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed. He must also serve a two-year term of supervised release after the prison term.

There is no parole in the federal system. Mejia-Fraijo 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 Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa, that 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.

Mejia-Fraijo’s prison term will begin immediately, and he is expected to be transported to a federal prison facility in the coming days. The case file number is 15-4088. Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

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