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Convicted Felon Found Guilty of Illegal Firearm Possession in Great Falls

Man on probation for drug conviction had 11 firearms in storage unit, faces up to 15 years

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Honduran Man Gets Three Months in Latest Havre-Area Illegal Reentry Case

Nahun Esau Suazo-Varela is the third person sentenced this summer for illegal reentry after being encountered in Havre

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Billings Woman Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Nearly 4 Pounds of Methamphetamine

Seizure represents up to 170,000 individual doses; defendant faces life sentence

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California Woman Pleads Guilty to Smuggling British Husband Across Montana Border

Couple’s failed plan leads to guilty plea and potential 10-year prison sentence

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Browning Man Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Manslaughter, Gun Charges

21-year-old released pending trial on charges stemming from December shooting death

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Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Tied to Local Overdoses

33-year-old served as local contact for multi-state drug trafficking organization

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Mexican Man Previously Deported Four Times Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry in Bozeman

Case marks latest Montana immigration enforcement action under federal anti-crime initiative

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Mexican National Arrested in Belgrade Pleads Guilty to Second Illegal Reentry to Montana

Eduardo Heriberto Mendoza-Almanza had been deported eight times since 2006

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Mexican Man Sentenced After Havre Encounter Reveals Fourth Border Crossing

Case marks latest in series of illegal reentry prosecutions involving Havre area encounters

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Shelby Woman Convicted in Multi-County Illegal Immigration Case Spanning Border to Helena

Repeat offender faces up to 5 years as border encounters surge 690% in Mountain region

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Mexican Man Sentenced After Fake Identity Documents Found Hidden in Boots During Havre Train Stop

Luis Alberto Vega-Lili, 57, had been in the U.S. illegally for years when Border Patrol found him on a train in Havre

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Honduran Man Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Havre Traffic Stop

Rosales-Lara was remanded to Border Patrol custody after serving 74 days

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Mexican Man Sentenced After Havre Traffic Stop Reveals Multiple Illegal Reentries

Jose Luz Rojas-Flores remanded to U.S. Border Patrol custody after crossing border in Texas

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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

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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 6 Months for Illegal Reentry in Montana

Miguel Angel Lozada-Dominguez was arrested in St. Regis after soliciting money while lacking legal immigration status

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Honduran Man Sentenced in Montana Federal Court for Third Illegal Reentry Into U.S.

Carlos Ponce-Lopez caught in Montana after two previous removals and federal convictions