On Thursday, January 25, a Burlington man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking. 

The offender, 37-year-old Shawn Henry Lewis, possessed over 380 grams of cocaine and 2,200 grams of marijuana with the intent to distribute both. Lewis had received prior felony convictions related to drug trafficking offenses. Following his prison term, Lewis will serve seven years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. 

The case was investigated by the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Taskforce, Burlington Police Department, Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.