Iowa man charged after deputy finds 4 pounds of meth in his truck, authorities say

A Marshall County man was charged last week after authorities found more than 4 pounds of methamphetamine in his truck, court records show.

Alejandro Sandoval, 33, of Marshalltown, was booked in jail Saturday on charges of intent to manufacture and or deliver more than 5 grams of meth, failure to affix drug tax stamp and several driving offenses, according to jail and court records.

He possessed 2,046 grams, or 4.5 pounds, of meth when he was pulled over in his 1999 Jeep near Laurel, authorities said. The meth was valued between $40,000 and $160,000, Marshall County Sheriff Steve Hoffman told the Times-Republican.

Sandoval has been convicted of at least two previous possession of marijuana charges, police said in online court records. He remained in the Marshall County Jail on $100,000 bond Monday night.

Sandoval's arrest comes more than a month after the county sheriff's office arrested five Marshalltown residents for various drug charges. Of the five, two were charged with possession with intent to distribute meth: 30-year-old Javier Corona and 25-year-old Rocio Cruz, who were arrested after authorities found 2 pounds of meth in a home in the 500 block of West South Street, court records show.

Authorities said the two were conspiring with others to distribute the meth. Both have pleaded not guilty.

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