(Omaha, NE) – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska, Wednesday, announced a man from Carroll (Iowa), 45-year-old Stephen Ismael Monarrez, was sentenced on March 13th (2024) in Omaha Federal Court, for distributing methamphetamine.  Monarrez will serve 10-years in prison.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, Monarrez will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

On June 8, 2022, an ATF confidential source (CS) arranged to purchase meth from Monarrez.  The CS was shown a photo of Monarrez, that they identified as the person who agreed to sell 4oz of meth for $1,200.00 dollars.

The CS went to the prearranged meet location in Omaha equipped with audio/video equipment. The CS parked on the east side of the street and Monarrez, identified by surveillance, entered the passenger side of the CS’s vehicle where the controlled buy occurred.  A forensic lab determined the methamphetamine to be 94% pure.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.