Two Minnesota residents, Guy Francis Bloomquist and Leslie Elisabeth Gordon, have been placed in federal custody following their arraignment on drug trafficking charges in Utah. The charges stem from an incident in October 2025 when law enforcement officers reportedly seized approximately 150 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop.
According to court documents, on October 19, 2025, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper stopped a Dodge Caravan for a window tint violation on Interstate 15 in Millard County. After speaking with the vehicle’s occupants, identified as Bloomquist and Gordon, the trooper used a narcotics detection K-9. The dog alerted to the presence of illegal drugs inside the vehicle. A subsequent search led officers to discover 53 plastic-wrapped packages containing about 150 pounds of methamphetamine. Both individuals were arrested and taken to the Millard County Jail.
Bloomquist, age 66 from Fridley, and Gordon, age 45 from Minneapolis, were indicted by a federal grand jury on December 9, 2025. They are charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Their two-day jury trial is scheduled for February 24, 2026, at courtroom 2B 206 in St. George.
United States Attorney Melissa Holyoak for the District of Utah announced the indictment and custody status. The investigation is being conducted jointly by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Utah Department of Public Safety’s State Bureau of Investigation (DPS-SBI), and the Utah Highway Patrol.
Assistant United States Attorney Joseph M. Hood is prosecuting the case for the District of Utah.
The case falls under Operation Take Back America—a national initiative led by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration, dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and reducing violent crime through combined efforts such as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
“An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
