BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — Four members of a drug trafficking organization operating across state lines in Idaho and Oregon will spend a combined 37 and a half years behind bars. U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced the sentences today, following a joint investigation by Idaho and Oregon law enforcement agencies.
According to court records, the multi-agency investigation began in 2024, targeting an organization distributing methamphetamine throughout southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon. The group allegedly brought methamphetamine from California back to Idaho and Oregon for distribution.
Over the course of the investigation, detectives seized more than 17 pounds of methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Davis emphasized that this case reflects his office’s unwavering commitment to keeping illegal narcotics out of local communities.
“Out-of-state acquisition of illegal narcotics endangers our community,” Davis said. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to working with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to zealously prosecute those bringing drugs into Idaho.”
Individual Sentences and Court Findings
Juan Pulido (Caldwell, ID)
Pulido, 44, was sentenced to 188 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent of distributing it to others. At the time of his arrest, Pulido already had four prior drug trafficking convictions. During sentencing, Judge Brailsford described Pulido as a “large-scale methamphetamine supplier” and ordered him to serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
Maleah Rochelle Benavidez (Ontario, OR)
Benavidez, 31, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. During her involvement in the conspiracy, Benavidez was absconding from supervision on two prior drug trafficking convictions.
Daniel Ryan Carrion (Ontario, OR)
Carrion, 38, was also sentenced to 120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. During the investigation, authorities say Carrion led law enforcement on a high-speed chase so dangerous that officers were forced to call off the pursuit for public safety. During the chase, Carrion threw a pound of methamphetamine into an open field that law enforcement officers seized.
Wesley John Roehl (Boise, ID)
Roehl, 41, was sentenced to 24 months, followed by three years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine.
