Council Bluffs Woman Sentenced in Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Colleen Wiand, 44, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Wiand to imprisonment for 97 months. There is no parole in the federal system.  After her release from prison, she will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.

From August to November 2021, Wiand assisted others with the distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Omaha and Council Bluffs areas. In one instance, Wiand assisted co-defendant Mayra Rendon in the sale of 3,000 fentanyl pills, weighing a total of 339.6 grams, to an undercover agent posing as a drug buyer.

Wiand also accepted packages containing methamphetamine and fentanyl analogue through the mail. She also conducted money pick-ups and transfers on behalf of the conspiracy and on November 4, 2021, was arrested after being given approximately 14.3 pounds of fentanyl analogue pills from a co-conspirator.

The overall investigation saw the recovery and confiscation of more than 20 pounds of fentanyl and 25 pounds of methamphetamine.

Co-defendant Rendon was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment.

Co-defendants Samantha Cawyer, Emidio Becerra, Oscar Quiroz Ayon, Darbelio Lorenzo-Genchi, Iris Gallardo-Salado, Giovana Cisneros, Lorenzo Gonzalez-Perez remain pending.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Postal Inspection Service, and Omaha Police Department.