Twenty sentenced in Des Moines drug ring

(Des Moines, Iowa)  Twenty people charged with drug trafficking, money laundering, firearms and immigration offenses have been sentenced in federal court in Des Moines.

The charges stem from a multi-state investigation, which began in March of 2016, and resulted in busting up a Des Moines drug ring.

All 20-defendents charged pleaded guilty.   Their sentences range from 24-years in prison, to probation.

United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger handed down sentences today:

 Jacinto Loza Gil, 48, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 292 months 

 Jonathan Escareno Chavez, 28, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 210 months 

 Gumaro Escareno Chavez, 33, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 90 months

  Jairo Escareno Chavez, 27, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 71 months 

 Heriberto Escareno Chavez, 34, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 108 months

  Dennis Ugarte, 28, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 46 months 

 Mujo Becirovic, 26, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 73 months 

 Israel Morales Flores, 33, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 63 months

  Jose Manuel Cano Basurto, 43, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 37 months 

 Basman Danuvio Urbina Caceres, 42, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 100 months 

  David Coos Tello, 49, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 24 months

  Marcos Caballero Ybarra, 30, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 months

  Hugo Plaza Garcia, 19, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of time served (4 months)

  Lee Anthony Flores Escareno, 27, sentenced to a term of probation of five years 

 Jimmy Oswald Kiapas Hidalgo, 28, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 24 months 

 Antonio Salazar, 48, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of time served (15 months)

  Helen Mariela Osorio Ventura, 22, sentenced to a term of probation of four years

  Oscar Corea Holt, 21, sentenced to a term of probation of three years

  Miguel Flores Torres, 39, sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 8 months 

 Steven A. See, 31, sentenced to a term of probation of three years 

Thes investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations, with significant assistance of numerous state and local agencies, including Des Moines Police Department and Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.