COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – A man from Nebraska was sentenced last week in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, on drug and firearm charges. The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports 59-year-old Russell Paul Sorbello, of Omaha, was sentenced to 132 months (11-years) in federal prison, for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm as a prohibited person.

According to public court documents, in March 2023, Sorbello was found in possession of methamphetamine and cocaine during a traffic stop. In a subsequent search of Sorbello’s hotel room, law enforcement located additional drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana. Officers also located a firearm in Sorbello’s possession.

Upon release from prison, Sorbello will serve a 5-year total term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.