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Page County Woman Sentenced for Drug and Gun Offenses

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February 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Page County woman was sentenced Wednesday in Council Bluffs, to serve 66-months (5-1/2 years) in prison plus three-years of Supervised release, for drug-related offenses. The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports 28-year old Devon Miller, had been charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substances namely, Oxycodone, Adderall, and Hydrocodone, while in possession of a firearm.

On July 14, 2017, a Mills County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a car driven by Miller. Miller did not have a driver’s license and provided a false name. Subsequent to her arrest, a search of the car located over 100 different pills, all of which were controlled substances. Located with the pills was a loaded .45 caliber handgun.

An Investigation by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement found Miller was selling the pills in Southwest Iowa. The case was investigated by the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa