Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Jose Adilio Mancia-Sandoval, age 29, of Springdale, was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute 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-Sandoval.  In May of 2016, the DEA arranged and conducted a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Mancia-Sandoval in Springdale, Arkansas.  The substance purchased was sent to the DEA South Central Laboratory for testing. The lab determined that the substance contained 53.0 grams of actual methamphetamine.

Mancia-Sandoval was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in October 2017 and entered a guilty plea in March 2018.

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