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Meth Kingpins Sentenced to Prison
Council Bluffs, Iowa – In a major blow to the methamphetamine trade, two California residents have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute the deadly drug in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.
Manuel Espinozaheather Jean Reekr, a 33-year-old resident of Pico Rivera, California, was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and to 120 months of imprisonment for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, to run concurrently. Espinoza was also sentenced to five years of supervised release to follow the term of imprisonment.
José Luis Tizoc, a 23-year-old resident of San Diego, California, was also sentenced to 300 months of imprisonment for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, and to five years of supervised release to follow the term of imprisonment.
A jury convicted the defendants at trial on June 27, 2016, finding them guilty on all counts charged, including conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and prohibited persons in possession of a firearm. The case was the result of a large-scale investigation by law enforcement into methamphetamine trafficking that occurred in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area for approximately one year.
Beginning at least as early as November of 2014, and continuing through September of 2015, the defendants conspired with multiple other individuals to distribute at least 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Southern District of Iowa or elsewhere.
Other defendants who pled guilty for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and have been sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner include Salvador Nunez Trejo, who received 120 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release; Jessica Moreno, who received 35 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release; Jaime Castillo Gomez, who received 168 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release; Kristopher Hatch, who received 151 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release; Jane Song, who received 60 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release; Grant M. Carman, who received 120 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release; and Greg M. Price, who received 120 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Greater Omaha Safe Streets Task Force and the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force. This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
For more information, contact Rachel Scherle at 515-473-9300 or Rachel.Scherle@usdoj.gov.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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