OMAHA, Neb. -- An Omaha man was sentenced to over 18 years in prison for a meth-related charge.

U.S. Attorney Steven Russell said 38-year-old James Finley, of Omaha, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha on Jan 13. He was charged for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Finley will serve 220 months in prison with a 10-year term of supervised release after his initial sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, the Omaha Police Department was investigating Carla Colliers for distributing meth in the Omaha-Metro area in September 2020. A search warrant was used at Colliers' home on Nov. 12, 2020, and officers found approximately 900 grams of meth. While the officers were searching Colliers' home, Finley showed up with a bookbag that had 642 grams of pure meth inside.

Officials said Colliers was sentenced on March 25, 2022, to 186 months in prison with 10 years of supervised release after.

This case was investigated mainly by OPD.