A Sioux City man has been sentenced to more than 9 years in federal prison.
22-year-old Jesus Giron pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Federal prosecutors say that Giron was stopped by law enforcement in May of 2018 after burglarizing a motor vehicle in Sioux City.
Upon his arrest officers located 15 one-gram baggies of cocaine and $1,041.00 on his person.
Then at the Woodbury County Jail, officers found 15 more baggies, each containing a half-gram of cocaine, in Giron’s waistband.
A search warrant at his home revealed drug packaging materials, marijuana, and ammunition and five more baggies of cocaine.
In his basement, officers located a large duffel bag with a large quantity of marijuana and cocaine inside, plus a plastic shopping bag on top of an air duct containing $5,000.
Giron was sentenced to a total of117 months imprisonment.
