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California man sentenced to over 15 years for drug distribution

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U.S. Attorney Richard D. Westphal | U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney Richard D. Westphal | U.S. Department of Justice

A California man was sentenced on July 30, 2024, to 188 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, between October 2020 and July 2022, Jose Antonio Reyes, 35, conspired with others to send large amounts of methamphetamine from California to Muscatine, Iowa for distribution. Reyes mailed two packages containing pound quantities of methamphetamine to co-conspirators in Muscatine.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Reyes will be required to serve five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the United States Postal Service Inspection Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Muscatine County Drug Task Force.

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