DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Davenport postal worker who let drug dealers store large amounts of cocaine and marijuana in his home has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Roger Dengler pleaded guilty last year to maintaining a drug house in a case that dates to 2006, when investigators seized 80 pounds of marijuana from a hotel room.
Police say they learned that Dengler, a 36-year employee of the U.S. Postal Service, allowed his home to be used to store cocaine and marijuana. Prosecutors say a big-time dealer shipped marijuana from Denver to Davenport hidden in tires, which Dengler would then weigh, repackage and distribute to customers in the area.
In all, prosecutors say he stored up to 1,000 kilograms of marijuana.
U.S. District Judge James Gritzner sentenced Dengler Thursday.