HOT SPRINGS – A Sizzling Springs man was sentenced on January 27, to 97 months in jail adopted by three years of supervised launch on one rely of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Choose Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing listening to within the U.S. District Court docket in Sizzling Springs.
In keeping with court docket paperwork, John Raymond Duran, age 58, was recognized by regulation enforcement to be distributing methamphetamine in Sizzling Springs, Arkansas space.
Between the months of December 2020 and March 2021, investigators have been in a position to conduct a number of managed purchases of methamphetamine from Duran.
On April 12, 2021, a search was carried out at Duran’s residence, leading to investigators finding and seizing roughly 1539 grams of a mix or substance that discipline examined constructive for methamphetamine.
The methamphetamine seized and bought was subsequently submitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) laboratory for extra testing.
U.S. Legal professional David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement.
Homeland Safety Investigations Little Rock, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Sizzling Springs Police Division, and the 18th East Judicial District Drug Activity Drive investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Legal professional Bryan Achorn and Particular Assistant U.S. Legal professional Trent Daniels prosecuted the case.
This effort is a part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Activity Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level prison organizations that threaten the US utilizing a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency strategy. Extra details about the OCDETF Program may be discovered at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
