Council Bluffs Women Sentenced to 210 Months on Methamphetamine Charges

Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen announced that Tracy Gulzow, 56, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced on March 20, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Gulzow to 210 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After her release from prison, she will begin a five-year term of supervised release.

As part of a long-term Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation, Gulzow was identified as a distributor for a Mexican-based meth drug trafficking organization (DTO).  DEA first identified Gulzow as a customer of the DTO in March of 2022.  In the fall of 2023, DEA became aware that Gulzow had stepped into a distributor role for the DTO.  On January 24, 2023, the Omaha Police Department stopped Gulzow for a traffic violation.  During the traffic stop, nine pounds of meth were seized.  Gulzow admitted to law enforcement that more meth was located at her residence.  Gulzow also admitted to receiving more than 50 pounds of meth from the DTO since she became a distributor.  Law enforcement went to her residence where they recovered two more pounds of meth, a firearm, and $19,563 which was derived from the sale of methamphetamine.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Omaha Police Department, and Bellevue Police Department.