U.S. Attorney Jesse A. Laslovich | U.S. Department of Justice
A Missoula resident, Alejandro Romero, has been sentenced to 19 years and seven months in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl. This sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release, as announced by U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich.
Romero, aged 36, admitted guilt in August 2024 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The sentencing was presided over by U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen.
“We won’t make progress against our nation’s drug epidemic unless the biggest drug traffickers are held accountable, which we’ve done today. Romero is responsible for peddling pounds and pounds of meth and thousands of fentanyl pills, including pink pills, as well as distributing fentanyl powder. His lengthy federal prison sentence shows we are determined to make the progress Montanans expect and deserve regarding drug traffickers poisoning our communities,” stated U.S. Attorney Laslovich.
Court documents revealed that between December 2023 and March 2024 in Missoula, Romero possessed methamphetamine and fentanyl for distribution purposes. During the hearing, it was noted that he distributed pink fentanyl—a more potent form of the drug—alongside other substances. One individual reported purchasing approximately two pounds of meth from Romero on different occasions, along with fentanyl pills and heroin. This person also witnessed Romero in possession of thousands of fentanyl pills, several pounds of powdered fentanyl, ten pounds of meth (equivalent to around 36,240 doses), and a little over two pounds of heroin in his hotel room.
Another individual received about 1,000 fentanyl pills in Washington through a transaction arranged by Romero who had advanced $3,000 for acquiring the drugs. In an interview with authorities, Romero confessed to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl that were shipped from Washington into Montana.
The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with investigations conducted by the FBI’s Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force alongside the Missoula Police Department.
This case falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and community organizations across various levels to enhance neighborhood safety nationwide.
