Two Defendants Sentenced in Poly-Drug Distribution Conspiracy Originating in California

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on January 23, 2020, Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Marvin Moua and Meng Her to terms of imprisonment of 151 months and 37 months, respectively.  Moua, 35, and Her, 38, conspired together and with others to transport narcotics including methamphetamine, marijuana, and psilocybin mushrooms from California to Nebraska, and then distributed the drugs in Nebraska, Iowa, and in other states.  Billy Fang is a remaining co-conspirator in the case and will be sentenced at a later date.

In early 2019, investigators learned that a mobile home in Omaha was being used by the drug trafficking organization to package narcotics for further distribution.  Investigators thereafter identified several members of the group and determined that they also used residences in Storm Lake, Iowa.  Over the course of the investigation, agents obtained warrants to search the residences in Omaha and Storm Lake.  On May 2, 2019, investigators recovered close to five pounds of methamphetamine from a suitcase inside a residence in Storm Lake.  Investigators also seized approximately 74 pounds of marijuana and a stolen firearm within a second residence, as well as baggies of methamphetamine and marijuana, two AR-15-style rifles, and a Glock handgun inside a car parked inside an enclosed garage. 

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Omaha Field Division, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Storm Lake (Iowa) Police Department.