Sioux City, IA – February 2, 2023 – Leocadio Contreras-Sebastian, a 38-year-old man from Warren, Arkansas, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
Contreras-Sebastian pleaded guilty on August 24, 2022, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distributing methamphetamine. The evidence presented at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that from January 2020 through April 2, 2022, Contreras-Sebastian and his co-conspirators distributed at least 3.53 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in the Sioux City, Iowa area.
On April 2, 2022, law enforcement conducted a controlled drug buy operation from Contreras-Sebastian and his co-conspirators. During this operation, Contreras-Sebastian distributed over 3 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in exchange for an initial payment of $5,000. He admitted that he traveled from Arkansas to Sioux City, Iowa, for the purposes of delivering the methamphetamine to another co-conspirator.
Sentencing was held before United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. Contreras-Sebastian was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and must serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
Contreras-Sebastian remains in custody of the United States Marshal until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa. This task force 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.
Court file information can be found at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 22-4026.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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