Guns, Drugs, Cash Seized In Colo.-Wyo. Federal Meth Ring Bust

FORT COLLINS, CO -- Five people were arrested in a federal investigation of an alleged methamphetamine and gun distribution ring that stretched from Cheyenne to Denver, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office announced.

Julio Cesar Quintero, 20 and Travis Malana Harre, 24, of Denver; Anthony Jamal Walters, 36, and Angela Lynn Perez, 37, of Loveland and Kymber Morgan Tiernan, 33, of Cheyenne Place, Wyoming were charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming.

After a four month investigation, agents seized drugs, weapons, cash, and property, including three pounds of methamphetamine, small amounts of cocaine, prescription opioids, marijuana, marijuana concentrate, $20,000 in cash, three motor vehicles, and 21 firearms – four of which were used in other crimes, the sheriff's office said. The alleged ring had sites in Rock Springs and Cheyenne, Wyoming, Fort Collins, Loveland, and Denver.

Tiernan was arrested in Wyoming and booked into the Laramie County Detention Center. The others were booked into the Larimer County Jail and their booking photos are attached. They have all since posted bond.

The investigation included The Northern Colorado Drug Task Force, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration - Cheyenne, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the Unites States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming, and the Larimer County District Attorney’s Office, the sheriff's statement said.

“This investigation was successful because of the hard work and cooperation of local, state, and federal agencies all working toward the same goal – reducing the impact of illegal drugs in our communities.” said Joe Shellhammer, commander of the NoCo Drug Task Force in a press release.

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