Drug defendants get prison sentences

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Two defendants in the sale of more than 80 grams of methamphetamine to undercover officers were sentenced Monday to prison.

Felipe Moreno-Renteria, 24, of Dayton, was sentenced to five years in Nevada State Prison for trafficking in a controlled substance. He must serve a minimum of two years before he is eligible for parole.

Ignacio Rodriguez-Ibarra, 29, of Carson City, was sentenced to three years in Nevada State Prison for conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

District Judge Michael Gibbons suspended Rodriguez-Ibarra's prison sentence and placed him on three years' probation which includes six more months in Douglas County Jail.