Oscar Ceballos and Edward Garcia were sentenced in two different cases in front of U.S. District Court judge Tim L. Brooks on Wednesday.
Ceballos, age 31, of Rogers, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $2,400 fine on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
Garcia, age 23, of Rogers, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $2,400 fine on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
According to court records, in early 2016, investigators with the Springdale Police Department received information from a confidential source concerning Ceballos distributing methamphetamine.
According the source, Ceballos facilitated his distribution by moving between high end hotels in the area. In February of 2016, officers observed Ceballos loadings items into a UHAUL truck. After making contact officers detected the smell of marijuana.
A subsequent search revealed drug paraphernalia, a firearm, $4,950.00, and 96.9 grams of actual methamphetamine.
Ceballos was indicted by a federal grand jury in November, 2016 and pleaded guilty in January, 2017.
According to court records, on October 30, 2016, Springdale police officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Garcia. After Garcia was arrested for an outstanding warrant officers conducted a vehicle search.
A search of the vehicle resulted in officers locating a flashlight and inside the battery compartment of the flashlight officers located a plastic bag containing methamphetamine.
The drugs seized were sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab where they were confirmed to contain 9.5 grams of actual methamphetamine.
Garcia was indicted by a federal grand jury in November, 2016 and pleaded guilty in February 2017.
