ROGERS MAN SENTENCED TO 12 ½ YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

            Fayetteville, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Juan Valenzuela, age 41, of Rogers, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $2,800.00 fine on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine.  The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.  Valenzuela was found guilty of the charges after a two day jury trial in July, 2015. 

            This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.  Assistant United States Attorneys Brice White and Brandon Carter prosecuted the case for the United States.

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