OCTOBER 2023:
A U.S. District Court judge has sentenced (Oct. 10, 2023) a 39 year old woman from Eagle Butte convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Irene Guerrero must spend four years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, pay a $1,000 fine, and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stemmed from a drug conspiracy beginning in February 2021 and continuing until June 2022. Guerrero was involved with several other individuals to distribute methamphetamine in and around the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation. Guerrero received distributable quantities of methamphetamine from others which she then sold. Methamphetamine is a Schedule II controlled substance.
This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
Guerrero was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
AUGUST 2022:
A Oct. 18, 2022, trial date has been set for an Eagle Butte woman indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Irene Guerrero, age 37, pled not guilty.
The Indictment alleges that between approximately February 1, 2021, and August 9, 2022, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation, Guerrero conspired with others to knowingly and intentionally distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 40 years in prison and/or a $5,000,000 fine, a lifetime of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.
Guerrero was released on bond pending trial.
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