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Project Safe Neighborhoods

Helena Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Drug Trafficking

David Moorse found with 94 grams of meth, 131 grams of fentanyl during casino arrest

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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Big Timber Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Possession

James Karl Ellis, 38, will serve 36 months in prison after video evidence led to discovery of two-thirds of a pound of methamphetamine

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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

Billings Man Gets 12 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution Ring

Mario Nava’s parole status allowed immediate search that uncovered nearly 1.4 kg of methamphetamine

Billings Woman Gets 10 Years for Major Meth Operation That Traded Drugs for Guns

DEA investigation reveals operation that distributed up to half pound of meth daily while exchanging drugs for weapons

Billings Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years After Gunfight with Officers

Dustin Massey possessed four pounds of meth, 12,000 fentanyl pills and fired at officers during probation search

‘Tony’ the Meth Supplier: Three Forks Man Gets 5+ Years After Multi-Dealer Investigation

Federal agents spent three years connecting dealers’ stories to 65-year-old Anthony Catalusci

Billings Man With 1,867 Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

Tirrell Lewis also possessed four firearms and nine ounces of methamphetamine, pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges

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Colorado Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug Trafficking After High-Speed Chase

Moises Zamora led Yellowstone County deputies on 10-minute pursuit before arrest revealed six pounds of methamphetamine — equivalent to 21,744 doses

Billings Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth and Fentanyl Distribution

45-year-old admitted to purchasing two pounds of methamphetamine for distribution

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

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

Belgrade Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking From Washington

Justin Olen Brown admitted to buying fentanyl pills in Spokane for distribution in Montana

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From Game to Tragedy: How ‘Slap Boxing’ Turned Fatal on Fort Peck Reservation

Roger Bissonette III pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in a fatal attack that left one man dead

Box Elder man sentenced to over 5 years in prison for child sexual abuse

Brian Lee Bigbow pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact with a child

Great Falls man sentenced to 31 months for strangulation and child abuse on Rocky Boy’s reservation

Lane Thomas Lamere pleaded guilty to assaulting woman and 3-year-old child in January 2024 incident

Browning man sentenced to 30 months in prison for sexual abuse of minor

Delbert Dwayne Mowitch, 23, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12-year-old victim