A traffic stop west of Casper led to the sentencing of a Phoenix, Arizona resident for drug and gun crimes. The hearing took place in Cheyenne on Monday, where the resident was sentenced to over 10 years imprisonment.
U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson has sentenced Giovanny Bustamante Ibarra to five months of imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. In addition to the sentence, Ibarra has been ordered to pay $500 for community restitution and will be under three years of supervised probation upon his release from custody.
As a consequence of being involved in drug trafficking, Ibarra has been sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison for carrying firearms during and in relation to the crime, in addition to the sentence he received for the cocaine offense. Following his release from custody, he will be subject to five years of supervised probation.
There were two special assessments, each amounting to $100.
During the sentencing hearing, Johnson suggested that Ibarra should take part in the Residential Drug Treatment Program, which consists of 500 hours and is offered by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The details of this recommendation were recorded in the minutes of the hearing.
On March 13, the grand jury indictment charged the possession of firearms not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record in a single count.
The government and Ibarra reached an agreement on May 1, with Ibarra pleading guilty to the first two counts and the third count being dismissed at sentencing.
As part of the sentencing, the firearms were also confiscated.
According to court records, on February 28th, a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper stopped Ibarra’s 2011 Hyundai Genesis with Arizona plates on Wyoming Highway 220 at mile marker 104 near Bessemer Bend. The reason for the stop was due to a suspended registration.
When the trooper conducted a traffic stop, he utilized his K-9 partner trained in detecting narcotics. The K-9 alerted the trooper about the presence of illegal drugs, leading to a search of the vehicle. The search revealed approximately 17 ounces of cocaine in brick form, along with two THC vape pens and firearms.
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- Anderson Manufacturing, Model AM-15 multi-caliber short-barrel rifle with a 9.5-inch barrel.
- Anderson Manufacturing, Model AM-15 multi-caliber short-barrel rifle with a 12-inch barrel.
- Glock 19X equipped with a 7.5-inch silencer.
- Glock 23 .40-caliber pistol.
- Ruger Model AR-556.
In the interview with the DCI agent, Bustamante-Ibarra confessed to purchasing the cocaine in Arizona with the intention of distributing it in the Gillette area. He asserted his ownership of the firearms found in the car. Although he had been residing in the Gillette area since October, he refused to disclose his address. Furthermore, he stated that the two passengers accompanying him in the car were not involved in the cocaine dealings.
