The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports two Omaha residents were sentenced Friday in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, for their roles in a methamphetamine operation. 29-year old Colby Dunn, of Omaha, was sentenced to 100 months in prison (8.3-years), and 36-year old Laura Rauch Anderson, also of Omaha, was sentenced to 60 months (5-years) in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in the Southern District of Iowa, and elsewhere.

Their sentences were the result of a lengthy investigation by Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force. The investigation revealed methamphetamine was brought into the Omaha, Nebraska area from Mexico and then transported to various location in Nebraska and Western Iowa for distribution.

Among those who were previously sentenced to prison as part of the investigation: Bernave Navarrete and Chris Rouse were sentenced to 20-years; Joseph Brown, Jackie Thielen and Jessica Snavely were sentenced to ten years; Brandy Kumpula was sentenced to eight years in prison; Chase Richard received a 15-year sentence; and William LaBenz was sentenced to five years.

Among those who sentences are pending, is Omar Martinez, and Manda May Rowell. The matter was investigated by Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force; Omaha Police Department; Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force; Council Bluffs Police Department; Harlan, Iowa Police Department; Shelby County Sheriff’s Department; and the Lincoln, Nebraska Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.