Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison

POCATELLO - U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today that Marcos Gallegos, 43, of Pueblo, Colorado, and Morgan Galloway, 25, of Pocatello, Idaho, were sentenced to federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute it. U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Gallegos to 188 months in federal prison and Galloway to 60 months in federal prison.

According to court records, on August 22, 2024, probation and parole officers with the Idaho Department of Correction searched an apartment where Gallegos and Galloway were living in Pocatello after receiving a tip from the Pocatello Police Department that both Gallegos and Galloway were selling drugs. During the search, law enforcement found and seized 122.78 grams of fentanyl along with a firearm. The Pocatello Police Department obtained a warrant to search a storage unit rented by Gallegos and Galloway where they found and seized $28,000 in drug proceeds.

Judge Nye ordered Gallegos' 188-month prison sentence to be served consecutively to the sentences that he is currently, which are two seven-year sentences for two Bannock County drug-related cases. Judge Nye also ordered Gallegos to complete five years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Judge Nye ordered Galloway to complete four years of supervise release following her 60-month prison sentence.

Both Gallegos and Galloway pleaded guilty to the charge on December 11, 2025.

U.S. Attorney Davis commended the work of the Idaho Department of Corrections Probation and Parole, Pocatello Police Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation which led to the charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Blythe McLane prosecuted the case.

The Pocatello Police Department is part of the BADGES HIDTA Task Force. HIDTA is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates with and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives. The BADGES HIDTA Task Force is made up of federal, state, and local police agencies including the Bannock County Sheriff's Office, Pocatello Police Department, Chubbuck Police Department, and the Idaho State Police.

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