Ivan Salazar, Methamphetamine Distribution, Nevada 2023

Las Vegas

Two defendants have been sentenced in a large methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that brought the deadly drug to Nevada from California and Mexico.

Ivan Salazar, a four-time convicted felon, aka “Evil,” (40), and Domingo Montes, a three-time convicted felon, aka “JR,” (36), were sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson to 140 months and 100 months in prison, respectively.

The two men conspired with others to distribute 946 grams and 204 grams of methamphetamine, respectively, in Las Vegas. They obtained the methamphetamine from Luis Arellano, the leader of the Pomona Sur Lokotes (PSL) drug trafficking organization.

Sentencing documents show that the investigation began in 2019 when law enforcement started looking into the activities of co-conspirator Luis Arellano and other members of the PSL organization. In 2020, Salazar and Montes joined others in conspiring to distribute the deadly drug.

Salazar and Montes each pleaded guilty in November 2022 to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.

The other members of the drug trafficking conspiracy were sentenced earlier: Luis Arellano, aka “Lewis Arellano” and “Laughter,” (31) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 168 months in prison; Jacqueline Martinez (31) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 78 months in prison; Amelio Che Medina (45) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 97 months in prison; Anna Barrios (34) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 90 months in prison; and Victor Manuel Rodriguez, aka “Smokey” (39) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 100 months in prison.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/last-two-defendants-sentenced-prison-large-methamphetamine-distribution-conspiracy