Amie Dawn Eggers of Jonesboro was sentenced on April 3 to 132 months in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. The sentence was announced by Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and handed down by United States District Court Judge Lee P. Rudofsky.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to combat drug trafficking organizations operating in Northeast Arkansas. Authorities say these operations contribute significantly to local crime and instability.
Eggers, age 41, was indicted along with eight others by a federal grand jury on April 4, 2024. She pleaded guilty on September 29, 2025, admitting involvement in distributing more than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine and over 500 grams of methamphetamine overall. Investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration seized substantial amounts during their investigation: approximately 45 pounds of methamphetamine, ten pounds of marijuana, one pound of cocaine, six firearms with ammunition, and $125,000 believed to be drug proceeds. Additional drugs and weapons were recovered during arrest operations on April 16, including three firearms—one defaced—and about $28,000 more in suspected drug proceeds.
Agents determined that Eggers was part of a criminal organization distributing methamphetamine throughout Northeast Arkansas. In December 2022 she traveled to Houston, Texas to purchase drugs from Cesar Cortez-Rocha—the group’s leader—and returned with nearly one kilogram (921.5 grams) confirmed as methamphetamine after being stopped by law enforcement near Malvern.
Eggers’s criminal record includes a previous federal conviction from August 6, 2024 in the Western District of Arkansas for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; she received a sentence there of over thirteen years plus supervised release. She also has state felony convictions related to drugs and other offenses such as breaking or entering and theft.
Cortez-Rocha was sentenced separately on October 6, receiving over thirty-three years’ imprisonment for his leadership role in the same organization.
This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established under Executive Order 14159—Protecting the American People Against Invasion—which coordinates interagency efforts against criminal cartels operating within U.S borders.
