A 21-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to nearly five years in Federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

According to a news release from United States Attorney Deborah Gilg, Martin Daniel Sanchez- Martinez has been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison after he was convicted of distributing at least 50 grams of a methamphetamine mixture, at least 35 grams of actual methamphetamine and less than 25 grams of cocaine.

According to Gilg, On 13 separate occasions between December of 2011 and April of 2012, Sanchez-Martinez delivered methamphetamine and/or cocaine to an undercover Lincoln Police officer.

Following his prison term, Sanchez-Martinez will serve three years of supervised release.

The matter was investigated by the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force, the Lincoln Police Department, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department, the FBI and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department.