SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A California City, California, man has been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance for his participation in a large-scale drug conspiracy in Sioux Falls.<\/p>\n
According to U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons, Alonzo Green, 43, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.<\/p>\n
Green was indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury in October 2024 and pleaded guilty on October 8, 2025.<\/p>\n
Green was part of a California-based drug group that started operating in Sioux Falls in 2023, sourcing large amounts of narcotics like meth and fentanyl from California, and using short-term rentals to distribute the drugs locally. <\/p>\n
Green directed multiple shipments of drugs through the mail and assisted in driving loads of drugs from California to South Dakota. <\/p>\n
He was arrested on September 17, 2024, while transporting drugs.<\/p>\n
Green and a co-conspirator were stopped by the South Dakota Highway Patrol in Hot Springs, where DEA agents obtained a warrant and found over 4,900 grams of methamphetamine and 925 grams of powder fentanyl in Green\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a tremendous arrest resulting in an appropriate prison sentence that has significantly disrupted the activities of this California-based drug trafficking organization in South Dakota,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Parsons. <\/p>\n
\u201cImpressive work all around by these dedicated law enforcement officers.\u201d<\/p>\n
This case was investigated by the DEA, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force.<\/p>\n
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