Tag: drug trafficking

Governor Gianforte Cuts Ribbon on FBI Field Office in Billings
New office to tackle violent crime, drug trafficking and public corruption as FBI investigations in Montana surge 66 percent

Mexican National Who Crashed Into Vehicle During 80 MPH Kalispell Chase Pleads Guilty to Fourth Illegal Reentry
Baldemar Duarte-Nieto faces up to 10 years for fourth illegal reentry since 1996, has criminal history spanning three states

Officials Warn of Public Health Crisis as 5,300 Carfentanil Pills Seized in Billings
Massive drug bust reveals dramatic escalation in synthetic opioid trafficking, with Yellowstone County emerging as regional hotspot

Senate Confirms Kurt Alme as U.S. Attorney for Montana
Confirmation formalizes leadership of office prosecuting high-profile drug, immigration, and reservation abuse cases

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

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

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

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

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Combat Drug Trafficking on Montana Tribal Lands
PROTECT Act would expand tribal jurisdiction to prosecute non-Native drug offenders

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

Pablo Residents Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking on Flathead Reservation
Pair admits to distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl

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.










