Russell Smith Courthouse Exterior

California Man Gets 15 Years for Mailing Fentanyl, Meth to Bozeman in Sophisticated Operation

Shante Maurice Anthony intercepted with 1,000 fentanyl pills and quarter-pound of methamphetamine in mail-and-fly scheme

Senate Hearing Testimony by Sen. Daines

Daines Presses Nominee on PROTECT Act, Tribal Law Enforcement Resources During Senate Hearing

Montana senator questions Indian Affairs nominee about urgent need for expanded tribal authority to prosecute non-Native drug traffickers

Missouri River Courthouse Exterior

Spokane Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution on Blackfeet Reservation

Nicholas Severns faces 5-40 years in prison after admitting to possessing 708 fentanyl pills during 2023 traffic stop

Missouri River Courthouse Exterior

Mexican Man Sentenced for Immigration Document Fraud After 27 Years in U.S. Illegally

Francisco Alcocer-Sanchez used fraudulent permanent resident card during DUI stop, will be remanded to Border Patrol custody

US Capitol

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Combat Drug Trafficking on Montana Tribal Lands

PROTECT Act would expand tribal jurisdiction to prosecute non-Native drug offenders

Missouri River Federal Courthouse, Great Falls, MT

Great Falls Man Sentenced to 20 Years After 100 Pounds of Meth Found

Daniel Allen Wakeford to serve 240 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

A used and uncleaned meth pipe.

Pablo Residents Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking on Flathead Reservation

Pair admits to distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl

Plastic bags with cocaine are in a cardboard package box

Montana Joins Coalition Urging Closure of Drug Trafficking Loophole

The coalition of attorneys general seeks to amend CBP’s Entry Type 86 program to tighten U.S. border security against illegal drug imports.

Owen David James arraigned in Butte

Montana DCI Agents Secure Nine-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficker

Efforts by local law enforcement lead to substantial prison time for trafficker involved in meth and fentanyl distribution

Seized marijuana on law enforcement vehicle hood

Fentanyl Seizures Fall, Drug Arrests and Other Seizures Rise in Montana

State sees drop in fentanyl deaths as drug enforcement ramps up, cartel-linked arrests rise