Shaun Salazar, 59, Bonner Springs, Kansas, has been charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
The crimes are alleged to have occurred Dec. 15, 2018, in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
According to documents filed in court, when Bonner Springs police attempted to stop the defendant’s car, officers saw several objects being thrown from the car.
Items recovered included a ziplock bag of methamphetamine, a .45-caliber handgun and a magazine containing ammunition. Inside the car, officers found a .380-caliber pistol and two baggies of methamphetamine.
If convicted, he could face not less than five years and not more than 40 years on the drug charge, not less than five years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession by a felon, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
The Bonner Springs Police Department investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.