COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on January 16, 2025 to 11 years (132 months) in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to public court documents, in May 2024, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle and identified the driver as Mexican national, Jose Remiro Casillas, Jr., 29. Casillas was in possession of over two pounds of methamphetamine and almost $2000. Casillas was distributing methamphetamine while on probation in Nebraska for a drug-related offense.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Casillas will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Iowa Department of Public Safety-Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force.