DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says a Tulare, California man has been sentenced to life in prison on drug charges.
According to a release, Brian Joaquin Alvarado, 40, led an “extensive drug trafficking organization,” and was found guilty for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in July 2025.
Alvarado had been serving a prison sentence in California when he “organized and coordinated” shipments of methamphetamine to the Des Moines area and transported firearms to California, the release said…