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Date: 04-28-2021
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Case Number: 6:18-cr-60031-SOH
Judge: Susan O. Hickey
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas (Garland county)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Hot Springs, Arkansas criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.
Steven Mark Zuber, age 57, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was charged with one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and one count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime and Tammy Ronette Lent, age 54, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was charged with on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine.
In August of 2018, investigators with the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force and agents with Homeland Security Investigations Little Rock launched an investigation into Zuber’s drug trafficking in the Western District of Arkansas. Over the course of the investigation, investigators and agents were able to conduct several controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Zuber and Lent. During the arrest of Zuber and Lent, a search of their residence was conducted by investigators and agents. The search resulted in locating three firearms, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and approximately $14,161.00.
Zuber and Lent were indicted by a federal grand jury in Dec. of 2018 and entered guilty plea’s in Nov. of 2020.
This case was investigated by the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations Little Rock. Assistant United States Attorney David Harris prosecuted the case for the Western District of Arkansas.
21 U.S.C. § 846; 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 - Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine; Distribution of Methamphetamine; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
(1)
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) - Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense
(6)
Outcome: Steven Zuber:
Defendant sentenced to one hundred fifty-six (156) months imprisonment, with credit for time served in federal custody; three (3) years supervised release to run concurrently with Count six; and $100.00 special assessment.
Tammy Lent:
One hundred twenty months (120) imprisonment with credit for time served in Federal custody, 3 years supervised release, $100.00 special assessment
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