2 Treasure Valley men sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – A 60-year-old Boise man and a 48-year-old Nampa man were sentenced in separate cases for federal drug crimes involving methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.
On December 4, 2023, Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Cosme Palomo to 87 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine.
According to court records, between March and June 2023, Palomo distributed methamphetamine to another person on seven separate occasions, totaling 1.3 pounds of methamphetamine. Law enforcement also searched Palomo’s residence as part of the investigation and located an additional 1.7 pounds of methamphetamine and 11 firearms. Palomo pleaded guilty to the charge of distribution of methamphetamine on September 13, 2023.
U.S. Attorney Hurwit commended the investigations by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Boise Police Department, and the Boise Area Narcotics Drugs Interdiction Taskforce, which led to the charges in the Palomo case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Blackadar prosecuted this case.
In a separate case, Robert Dean Glenn was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in connection with a January 10, 2023 incident in which he fled from a Nampa Police Officer during a routine traffic stop.
According to court records, Glenn jumped out of a moving vehicle during a traffic stop in an attempt to flee from law enforcement. After a foot pursuit through a grocery store parking lot, a Nampa Police Department patrol officer was able to apprehend Glenn. The officer searched Glenn and found nearly one pound of methamphetamine taped to his ankle. The bag holding the methamphetamine had a hole in it and spilled methamphetamine in a serpentine-like path through the grocery store parking lot when Glenn had run from police. Officers secured the scene and collected the methamphetamine scattered throughout the parking lot.
U.S. Attorney Hurwit commended the work of the Nampa Police Department, which led to the charges in the Glenn case. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Morse prosecuted this case.
