ISP: Man stopped with 117 pounds of marijuana gave police false name, was wanted on federal warrant
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The following is a news release from Idaho State Police.
On Oct. 14, ISP arrested “Javier Luna-Gutierrez” for trafficking 117 pounds of marijuana. During the traffic stop, he had identified himself with a fictitious California driver’s license.
The Department of Homeland Security Task Force ran name of “Javier Luna-Gutierrez” through their Federal database and discovered his true identity was Armando Sarmiento-Sarmiento. They were able to confirm his identity through a fingerprint check.
The Idaho State Police followed-up on this new information and discovered that Sarmiento-Sarmiento had a United States Marshals federal warrant out of Utah.
The warrant was for the following charges:
Count 1 – Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute
Count 2 – Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
Count 3 – Possession of a Firearm and ammunition by an illegal Alien
Count 4 – Carrying a Firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking crime
Count 5 – Re-Entry of a previously removed Alien
In addition to being charged with trafficking 117 pounds of marijuana, Sarmiento-Sarmiento was additionally charged by ISP for providing false information to an officer, driving without privileges and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Sarmiento-Sarmiento is currently being held in the Bonneville County Jail.