A Marshalltown man has been sentenced to more than twelve years in federal prison for possessing nearly three kilograms of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Marcos Servin, 23, received his sentence on January 28, 2026, following a guilty plea entered on September 3, 2025.
According to evidence presented at the sentencing hearing, law enforcement stopped Servin while he was driving on October 23, 2024. A narcotics detection dog alerted officers to the presence of drugs in Servin’s vehicle. Officers searched the car and found over 900 grams of ice methamphetamine. Later that day, police searched a Des Moines residence that Servin had visited earlier and discovered an additional 1,900 grams of ice methamphetamine inside.
Servin was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams in Cedar Rapids to 151 months in prison. He will also serve a five-year term of supervised release after completing his prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
Servin remains in the custody of the United States Marshal until he is transferred to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Michael Hudson and investigated by several agencies: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force, Iowa State Patrol, and Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force. The task force includes members from Waterloo Police Department, Cedar Falls Police Department, Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Department, Evansdale Police Department, Waverly Police Department, Hudson Police Department, La Porte City Police Department, and Bremer County Sheriff’s Office.
