Sentencing details emerge from 2023 drug seizure in Walla Walla

WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Regional Drug and Gang Task Force has released new details following the execution of two search warrants on Nov. 17, 2023. The case involved Alejandre Romero, 36, who was arrested for drug possession with the intent of delivering.

Warrants were executed on the 100 block of Boyer Drive and the 1800 block of Isaacs Avenue. The task force seized approximately two pounds of fentanyl powder, 250 fentanyl pills, two pounds of methamphetamine and one pound of cannabis. The estimated street value of the drugs was over $100,000.

Romero was in Washington under a parole agreement from Montana. After he was arrested, he was extradited to Montana, where he faced new drug charges.

The Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office worked with federal officials to combine his cases, resulting in a 235-month (19 years, seven months) sentence on Jan. 2.

The Walla Walla Regional Drug and Gang Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional team which consists of detectives from the Walla Walla Police Department, College Place Police Department, Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office, and the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Photo via Walla Walla Regional Drug and Gang Task Force

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