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NW Iowa man sentenced on a meth distribution charges

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November 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa reports a man from northwest Iowa, 46-year-old Justin Haubrich, of Milford, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.

Haubrich pled guilty June 28, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that from May 2018 through January 2019, Haubrich was involved in a conspiracy that distributed at least 2500 grams of methamphetamine. Haubrich was supplied methamphetamine from sources in Denison and Council Bluffs for further distribution in Northwest Iowa. During a traffic stop in January 2019, Haubrich was found in possession of a .45 caliber handgun and was known to keep and store firearms during his drug trafficking activities.

Haubrich was sentenced to 108 months’ imprisonment and must serve a term of three years supervised release following imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. Haubrich remains in custody of the United States Marshal until he can be transported to a federal system.