Granite City Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Distribution

Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced today that Antonio M. Avila, age 46, of Granite City, Illinois, was sentenced to 92 months imprisonment on September 24, 2015 for Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

Avila had earlier pled guilty to the federal charge on May 14, 2015 in United States District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois.

At his change of plea hearing in May, the Government presented evidence that Avila was arrested in Madison, Illinois on June 1, 2013 in possession of 17 grams of methamphetamine and a digital scale. Avila admitted to arresting officers that he had been dealing ounce quantities of methamphetamine in and around Granite City for several weeks.

Avila has been continuously confined in federal custody since December 2014. Upon release from prison, Avila will be placed on supervised release for a term of 3 years.

The investigation which resulted in Avila’s arrest and conviction was conducted by the Madison, Illinois Police Department and by the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois (MEGSI).

The case was assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Robert L. Garrison.