The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a man from Tennessee was sentenced Monday in Council Bluffs, to 10-years in prison on a meth-related charge. 42-year old Juan Beteme Amezquita, of Murfreesboro, TN, was sentenced to prison for possession with intent to distribute over 67 pounds of methamphetamine.

The charge resulted from an investigation stemming from a traffic stop that occurred in Council Bluffs. Methamphetamine was found in a trailer pulled by Beteme, and concealed in a newly purchased freezer and wrapped in plastic. Beteme admitted to picking up the methamphetamine in Los Angeles, California, and intended on delivering the methamphetamine to Minnesota.

In addition to the 120 month prison sentence, Beteme will be required to serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonment. The Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, and the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office conducted the investigation. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.