Muscatine woman sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking

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Davenport, IA- A Muscatine woman has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for drug trafficking crimes.

33-year-old Susan Jean Stroughmatt, of Muscatine, was sentenced Monday, December 5th, to 96 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

Law enforcement investigated Stroughmatt in 2021 for methamphetamine trafficking. Between November of 2020 and January 2021, Stroughmatt had received and trafficked at least six pounds of methamphetamine from her co-defendant, 52-year-old Thomas Iverson of Minnesota.

In April of 2021, Stroughmatt trafficked about three pounds of methamphetamine from a source in Cedar Rapids.

In September and December of 2021, law enforcement conducted two controlled buys of methamphetamine from Stroughmatt at her residence in Muscatine.

Following the second controlled buy, law enforcement executed a search warrant on the residence, locating evidence of drug trafficking.