A major meth bust in Rock Springs resulted in the arrest of 3 men this week. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, a months long investigation by the Sheriff’s Narcotics and Arrest Group led to the arrests of 26-year-old Quintyn Gary Hart, 19-year-old Clayton Michael Palmen, and 37-year-old Bernhardt Henry Peterson. A drug search warrant was performed at a home on 2nd Street in Rock Springs and detectives found an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, among other drug related items. Hart and Palmen are charged with unlawful delivery of methamphetamine among other charges and Peterson is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Hart and Palmen could face up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 dollar fine. Peterson could face up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 dollar fine.
