Articles Tagged: Meth trafficking

He distributed the ice meth in Marion and Cedar Rapids throughout 2023.

Police found drugs, money and a firearm in his car during a traffic stop in 2024.

Two drug traffickers distributed more than 100 pounds of meth in Iowa and they took a portion of that money — over $335,000 — to Jose Eladio Medina Valenzuela, who then worked with others to get the drug money to supply sources in Mexico.

A Marion man was the last of 12 sentenced in a large Cedar Rapids meth trafficking ring. They were bringing in shipments from California and distributing to customers in the Cedar Rapids area from 2017 through 2022.

Two meth leaders were each sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for their roles in bringing 500 pounds of the drug to Iowa.

A retired University of Iowa music professor faces 25 years for distributing meth that resulted in a death and possessing thousands of photos and videos of child pornography.

A California man, who was the leader of a meth trafficking operation that brought “hundreds of pounds” of the drug from California into Iowa, was convicted and faces a minimum of 10 years and possibly up to life in prison.

He admitted he and others distributed 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine

A Cedar Rapids leader of a large-scale meth trafficking ring was sentenced Friday to 30 years in federal prison. He operated the ring from 2018 through March 2020.

Court documents state that during a search of Henry Eilders’ home in March 2020, officers found over 800 grams of meth, a firearm and $63,151 in cash. Eilders later admitted to selling 104 pounds of the drug during the previous year.