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Pottawattamie County Man Sentenced for a Drug Offense

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August 9th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – A man from Pottawattamie County was sentenced on drug charges in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, Friday.  Authorities say 50-year-old Geno Lee Campos was ordered to serve seven-years (84 months) in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Campos must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

On July 4, 2021, Campos was the front seat passenger of a car stopped by the Iowa State Patrol for speeding on Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs. In Campos’ backpack, law enforcement
found approximately 17 grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Campos was also in possession of a loaded revolver that he placed underneath the passenger’s seat. Campos was prohibited from possessing firearms.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Iowa State Patrol, Council Bluffs Police Department, Pottawattamie County
Sheriff Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement investigated the case. This case was prosecuted by the United States
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.