Source: Office of United States Attorneys
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on January 16, 2025 to 22 years (264 months) in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
According to public court documents, Ricardo De Jesus Guzman-Corona, 39, a Mexican national, facilitated the importation and distribution of mass amounts of methamphetamine to the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area over a three-year period while living in Mexico. Guzman-Corona conspired to distribute methamphetamine with individuals linked to the Sinaloa cartel. Guzman-Corona was responsible for the distribution of more than 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Omaha and Council Bluffs areas.
After completing his term of imprisonment, Guzman-Corona will be required to serve a five-year term 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 Drug Enforcement Administration, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, Council Bluffs Police Department, and Omaha Police Department.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.