Siloam Springs Man Sentenced to Over 9 Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine with a Firearm

            Fayetteville, Arkansas – Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Manuel Patrick Camarillo, aka “Sick”, age 25, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas was sentenced yesterday to 52 months in federal prison for two counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine, and to 60 months in federal prison for one count of Carrying a Firearm during a Drug Trafficking Crime, followed by three years of supervised release.  The sentences will run consecutively. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

            In his plea agreement, Camarillo admitted that in April 2015 he twice distributed methamphetamine in exchange for money, and during one transaction produced a .40 caliber Ruger P94 handgun.   

            This case was investigated by the Fourth Judicial Drug Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).  Assistant United States Attorney Denis Dean prosecuted the case for the United States.

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