Mountain Home Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth
BOISE – Eduardo Lopez-Rojo, 37, of Mountain Home, Idaho, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Lopez- Rojo to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. He pleaded guilty to the charge on July 19, 2011.
According to the plea agreement, Lopez-Rojo admitted that on at least three occasions in late 2010, he received methamphetamine from a co-conspirator, which he then sold in Mountain Home. Lopez-Rojo received a total of $6,300 in cash for these three deals, which were monitored by Idaho State Police detectives. Lopez-Rojo was later arrested by ISP detectives on April 19, 2011, for his role in the conspiracy.
The case was investigated by the Idaho State Police.
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