Las Vegas Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

Salvador Nolasco Romero, age 39, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 188 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on August 23, 2023, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Romero was indicted by a federal grand jury in Wyoming and found guilty following a jury trial in June of 2023. According to trial evidence and court documents, on April 2, 2022, a co-conspirator  was driving erratically near Buffalo, Wyoming, drawing the attention of the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Pursuant to a lawful search of the SUV, troopers found 12 pounds of methamphetamine. The evidence revealed that Romero had rented the SUV in Las Vegas, provided the co-conspirator with 12 pounds of methamphetamine, and instructed the co-conspirator to transport the methamphetamine from Las Vegas to Minnesota for distribution. The trial evidence further showed that Romero had conspired with another individual in Mexico to transport the methamphetamine to Minnesota for distribution.

This crime was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Wyoming Highway Patrol and Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

Case No. 22-00120-ABJ