Rock Island Man Sentenced to 210 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Marijuana

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Rock Island, Illinois man was sentenced on September 18, 2024, to 210 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana.

According to public court documents, in early 2021, Jesus Alfonso Ruiz, 37, along with co-conspirators, distributed meth and marijuana in the Quad Cities area. Surveillance footage showed Ruiz obtaining meth in Illinois. On May 28, 2021, Ruiz was stopped in Eldridge, on his way back from Illinois, and law enforcement officers found approximately one pound of meth in the trunk of the car. In November 2021, Ruiz was arrested at his residence due to an outstanding parole violation warrant in a state drug trafficking case. In Ruiz’s residence, law enforcement located distribution quantities of marijuana and cocaine, and a firearm.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Ruiz will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office and Dubuque Drug Task Force.