Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Rudy Mancia (aka Rudy Espinoza), age 31, of Springdale, was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

According to court records, in the summer of 2015, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) learned that methamphetamine was being distributed in Northwest Arkansas by Mancia.  In February of 2017, the DEA arranged and conducted a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Mancia.  The substance purchased was sent to the DEA South Central Laboratory for testing. The lab determined that the substance contained 27.19 grams of actual methamphetamine.

Mancia was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2017 and entered a guilty plea in August 2017.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).  Assistant United States Attorney Kim Harris prosecuted the case for the United States.