Grand Coulee man sentenced to 10 years for drug trafficking

 

Last updated 6/17/2020 at 7:53am



A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Grand Coulee man to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking in drugs after a July 2019 region-wide bust involving multiple law enforcement agencies in and around Grant County.

Randall Curtis Gross, 27, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty Feb 11 to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, as well as heroin. Senior District Court Judge Wm. Fremming Nielsen sentenced Gross to 10 years in prison, to be followed by a five-year term of court supervision after he is released.

According to information disclosed during court proceedings, Gross primarily distributed methamphetamine and heroin to persons residing on the Colville Indian Reservation.

Gross was identified as a drug trafficker as a result of an extensive, long-term joint investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (“ATF”) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) into drug and firearms trafficking in Grant County and surrounding areas. Law enforcement officers obtained a court-authorized wiretap and executed search warrants at multiple locations in Eastern Washington.

While searching Gross’ trailer near Grand Coulee in July 2019, investigators found a fully loaded assault rifle near a quantity of methamphetamine.

“Prosecuting those who distribute drugs on Indian Reservations remains a top priority for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington,” said U.S. Attorney William D. Hyslop.

The case was investigated by the Spokane District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Spokane Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Moses Lake Police Department, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, the Ephrata Police Department, the Colville Tribal Police, and the Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Caitlin Baunsgard.

 

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