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(Council Bluffs, IA) -- A Council Bluffs man has been sentenced today to 18 years in federal prison for possessing a distribution quantity of methamphetamine.
Court documents state aw enforcement used a confidential informant to buy methamphetamine from 54-year-old Philip Duane Sales in the fall of 2023. On December 20, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Sales’ residence and seized approximately 70 grams of methamphetamine and currency, some of which was utilized during a controlled buy in October 2023.
Sales will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release after his prison term. 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 Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement (SWINE) Task Force, Council Bluffs Police Department, Iowa Department of Narcotics Enforcement, and Iowa State Patrol.