Officials with the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa report a Harrison County man was sentenced to nine-years in prison Tuesday for his role in the distribution of meth. 52-year old Arthur J. Hulett, of  Missouri Valley, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John Jarvey to 108 months in prison, plus six years of supervised release following the period of imprisonment, on the charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt reports Hulett plead guilty to the offense on Feb. 6th. The charge was the result of an investigation conducted by law enforcement into the distribution of methamphetamine in and around Harrison County. The investigation revealed that methamphetamine was being distributed by Hulett and subsequently transported from Harrison County into counties in Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska.

The investigation was conducted by the Missouri Valley Police Department, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, the Burt County, Nebraska, Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the United States Marshal’s Service. The case was prosecuted by the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.