US District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Pasco, Washington, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Lourdes Rios, 47, was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Rios was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Beginning on a date unknown and continuing until on or about August 8, 2021, in the District of South Dakota and elsewhere, Lourdes Rios, knowingly and intentionally combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed together, with others, to knowingly and intentionally distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance. Rios was traveling through South Dakota when a traffic stop of her vehicle resulted in the seizure of 805 grams of methamphetamine.
This case was investigated by the South Dakota Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Ebert prosecuted the case.
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