(Omaha, NE) A Carroll, Iowa man was sentenced Wednesday in Federal Court in Omaha, Nebraska, for distributing methamphetamine.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Nebraska, says 45-year-old Stephen Ismael Monarrez was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Monarrez’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.
On June 8, 2022, an ATF confidential source (CS) arranged to purchase meth from Monarrez. The CS was shown a photo of Monarrez, that they identified as the person who agreed to sell 4oz of meth for $1,200 dollars. The CS went to the prearranged meet location in Omaha equipped with audio/video equipment. The CS parked on the east side of the street and Monarrez, identified by surveillance, entered the passenger side of the CS’s vehicle where the controlled buy occurred. A forensic lab determined the methamphetamine to be 94% pure.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
