Marshall County
Sheriff

MIDTF Search Warrant Resulting in 10 lbs. Methamphetamine Seizure

November 9, 2012

Super 8 Motel 3315 S. Center St. - On November 8th, 2012 agents with the Mid Iowa Drug Task Force and Drug Enforcement Administration served a narcotics search warrant at two rooms in the Super 8 Motel, 3315 S. Center Street, Marshalltown Iowa.

As a result of this investigation two suspects were arrested and transported to the Marshall County Jail on various criminal drug charges:

Ramon Cavillo-Cardenas, age 68 , 1724 Fairview Rd., Fontana California

  • Possession with Intent to Deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, Class B Felony
  • Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp, Class D Felony
  • Prohibited Acts, Aggravated Misdemeanor

Rigoberto Martinez-Miss, age 41, 10858 50th St., Riverside California

  • Possession with Intent to Deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, Class B Felony
  • Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp, Class D Felony
  • Prohibited Acts, Aggravated Misdemeanor

Officers seized an excess of 10 lbs. of methamphetamine, documents, one motor vehicle, and over $4,000.00 cash from the two motel rooms as a result of the search warrant. Street value of the methamphetamine seized in this investigation is estimated at approximately $476,700.00

This investigation was a Midwest regional cooperative effort involving the Mid Iowa Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Minnesota State Police Criminal Apprehension Unit.

Additional arrests are pending as the investigation continues.

The Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force is partially funded by a grant, through the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy. The Mid Iowa Drug Task Force operates in Grundy, Hardin, Marshall and Tama Counties.

About Marshall County Sheriff's Office
The Marshall County, Iowa Sheriff's Office is headed up by Sheriff Ted G. Kamatchus. Sheriff Kamatchus is committed to keeping communities and neighborhoods safe in Marshall County.

For additional information or a sample copy, contact:
Chief Deputy Burt Tecklenburg
Marshall County Sheriff's Office
641-754-6380
Fax 641-754-6325
Sheriff@co.marshall.ia.us
www.marshallcountysheriff.com

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