Robert Owen Bell, Ice Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2025
A Marion, Iowa man has been sentenced to over a decade in federal prison for distributing ice methamphetamine in the area.
Robert Owen Bell, 48, of Marion, received the prison term after a February 11, 2025 guilty plea to a conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
Throughout 2023, Bell and another individual conspired to distribute ice methamphetamine in Cedar Rapids and Marion.
During an investigation, law enforcement officers utilized a confidential source to conduct two controlled purchases of ice methamphetamine from Bell for a total of over 100 grams of ice methamphetamine.
On November 14, 2023, officers observed Bell drive to and from his co-conspirator’s residence and officers subsequently initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle driven by Bell.
Officers searched the vehicle and seized approximately 65.64 grams of ice methamphetamine.
Bell was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.
Bell was sentenced to 130 months’ imprisonment.
He must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term.
There is no parole in the federal system.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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