DAVENPORT, IA - On April 6, 2012, Justo Lopez, Jr., age 29, of Davenport, Iowa, was
sentenced to 65 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, announced United
States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge John A. Jarvey also
sentenced Lopez to serve 5 years of supervised release following his imprisonment and pay $100
to the Crime Victims Fund. On December 9, 2010, Lopez entered a guilty plea in federal court to
conspiring to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine from January 2010 through
September 2, 2010.
In the winter of 2010, the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department, investigating cocaine
trafficking in the Davenport area, conducted several controlled buys of cocaine from Lopez.
Police then executed search warrants at Lopez' home and the home of an associate, seizing
drugs, cash, drug paraphernalia, and a drug ledger. Investigation revealed that Lopez received a
kilogram of cocaine on a weekly basis from a Chicago source. During the course of the
conspiracy, Lopez distributed at least 32 kilograms of cocaine.
This case was investigated by the Davenport Police Department and the Drug
Enforcement Administration, and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office,
Southern District of Iowa.
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sentenced to 65 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, announced United
States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge John A. Jarvey also
sentenced Lopez to serve 5 years of supervised release following his imprisonment and pay $100
to the Crime Victims Fund. On December 9, 2010, Lopez entered a guilty plea in federal court to
conspiring to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine from January 2010 through
September 2, 2010.
In the winter of 2010, the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department, investigating cocaine
trafficking in the Davenport area, conducted several controlled buys of cocaine from Lopez.
Police then executed search warrants at Lopez' home and the home of an associate, seizing
drugs, cash, drug paraphernalia, and a drug ledger. Investigation revealed that Lopez received a
kilogram of cocaine on a weekly basis from a Chicago source. During the course of the
conspiracy, Lopez distributed at least 32 kilograms of cocaine.
This case was investigated by the Davenport Police Department and the Drug
Enforcement Administration, and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office,
Southern District of Iowa.
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