Florida Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession With Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Methamphetamine

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DANTE BOWMAN, age 23, a resident of Florida, was sentenced today to 108 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, after pleading guilty to a one-count indictment which charged him with possession with the intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and  841(b)(1)(A), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

According to court documents, following a traffic stop on Interstate-10, law enforcement officers located approximately 3.1 pounds of methamphetamine within locked canvas bags hidden in the spare tire area of a vehicle rented by BOWMAN.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Louisiana State Police. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.