Casper Resident Sentenced to 151 Months for Methamphetamine Distribution
Alysha Ann Dahl was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison following a multi-county drug trafficking investigation, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 15, 2026, 12:29 p.m. ET
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According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming, 33-year-old Casper resident Alysha Ann Dahl was on Aug. 11, 2026, to 151 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence in Casper. Federal officials said Dahl served as a distributor in a multi-county drug trafficking ring.
Federal court documents cited by the office state that the Wyoming Department of Investigation (DCI), assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and multiple state and local agencies, investigated a drug trafficking organization operating in Wyoming and Colorado. Law enforcement intercepted and arrested Dahl on Nov. 10, 2025, near Casper. After a search of the vehicle she was traveling in, investigators found scales, syringes and nearly half a pound, or about 205 grams, of methamphetamine, according to the office. Agents determined that Dahl distributed more than 11 pounds of methamphetamine during the conspiracy.
A federal complaint was filed Jan. 23, and Dahl was taken into federal custody Jan. 28, the office said. She waived indictment and pleaded guilty to an information May 19. In the factual basis supporting her guilty plea, Dahl admitted that on or about Oct. 17, 2025, she was within the District of Wyoming when she knowingly and intentionally possessed 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine, that she knew the substance was methamphetamine, and that she intended to unlawfully distribute it to others.
DCI, DEA and HSI investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Z. Seth Griswold. U.S. Attorney Darin Smith said, "This operation proves that we will not let illegal drugs tear apart our communities. By working closely with local and state police, we are taking dealers off the streets and protecting Wyoming families. Our combined forces will continue to track down and punish anyone who brings these dangers into our neighborhoods."
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