Colorado Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Methamphetamine and Marijuana

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Juan Rodriguez-Rios, age 39, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was sentenced January 16, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for possessing with intent to distribute 430 grams of methamphetamine and 14 pounds of marijuana. United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Rodriguez-Rios to 37 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a 2-year term of supervised release.

On September 6, 2022, the Nebraska State Patrol on I-80 around Seward, observed a GMC Yukon with an inoperative brake light. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver and sole occupant was identified as Rodriguez-Rios. At the conclusion of the traffic stop, Rodriguez-Rios was given a warning. During the post-stop encounter, Rodriguez-Rios gave consent to search the vehicle. In the vehicle the trooper located approximately 14 pounds of marijuana and 430 grams of pure meth.

This case was investigated by the Nebraska State Patrol.