MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Gustavo Romero, age 21, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment, and 5 years of supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A).
The Indictment alleged that on or about March 21, 2017, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, Gustavo Romero, did knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester said, “The transport and distribution of illegal drugs is an integral part of the drug cartels’ business operations. Attacking the distribution channels, as the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and DEA did in this case, is a critical component of the cooperative efforts by federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to disrupt and dismantle major drug organizations which plague our nation. I commend the OHP and DEA for their thorough, professional investigation which allowed this office to prosecute Romero for his unlawful acts committed in the Eastern District of Oklahoma."
The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. The defendant will remain in custody pending transportation to the designated federal facility at which the nonparoleable sentence will be served.
Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Hammer represented the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
