A Cherokee man has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in northwest Iowa. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, 38-year-old Jason Werner pled guilty earlier this year and was sentenced Monday to 28 months. Authorities say Werner was involved in a conspiracy that distributed at least 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) throughout the region from December 2019 through May 2022. Werner assisted at least seven others in obtaining an estimated four pounds of methamphetamine and one pound of marijuana from sources in California and Nevada and transporting the drugs back to Iowa in a compartment hidden in their vehicle. Following his term of incarceration, Werner must also serve a three-year term of supervised release. The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, U.S. Postal Inspectors, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Colorado State Patrol, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and Cherokee Police Department assisted in the investigation.
