The conspiracy was responsible for bringing roughly five kilograms of meth into Montana, valued at about $300,000. The investigation joined more than 70 law enforcement officers working across eastern Montana and in California, and involved nearly 60 warrants to obtain information about the drug trafficking conspiracy. “This case represents the epitome of collaboration between law enforcement agencies throughout Montana, as well as our partners in California and South Dakota, in targeting and dismantling a violent drug trafficking organization.” 'In safeguarding our communities today, there is literally nothing we do alone,” said Eric Barnhart, special agent in charge of the FBI Salt Lake City Division. I am proud of the hard work and long hours the members of this operation invested in these cases. “Methamphetamine has a devastating ripple effect – it ruins lives, families and communities. “This operation put an end to an organization that was delivering dangerous drugs straight into our Montana communities,” said Cotter. Villegas distributed a total of six pounds of meth. 6 to 30 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release. The final defendant, Mario Albert Villegas, 32, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced Aug. Neel was sentenced to 50 years in prison by U.S. The operation investigated a conspiracy to distribute about 10 pounds of methamphetamine in Montana, much of which was orchestrated by defendant Jason Neel, 31, from inside a California prison while serving a sentence for second-degree murder. Operation Pale Mule joined numerous law enforcement agencies in Montana and California.

Postal Service, FBI offices in California, California Highway Patrol, as well as the Billings and FBI SWAT teams.

Marshals Services, Montana National Guard, U.S. Both task forces collaborated with law enforcement partners at the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protections’ Border Patrol, DEA and IRS. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. This investigation involved the cooperation of many law enforcement agencies in Montana and California, including the FBI and the FBI’s Big Sky Safe Streets Task Force, and the Eastern Montana HIDTA, which includes representation from the Billings Police Department, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Attorney Mike Cotter, District of Montana. These convictions were announced Thursday by U.S. Marker can be reached from Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.BILLINGS - Thirteen defendants were convicted on methamphetamine, firearm and money laundering charges, involving an estimated $300,000 worth of methamphetamine in Montana. Marker is in Billings, Montana, in Yellowstone County. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. While larger (unburned) presses now produce more than 40,000 copies daily, is also Montana's top-viewed website with more than 11 million visitors annually. The Billings Gazette grew into a statewide newspaper, and now covers more than 100,000 square miles in Montana and Wyoming. During the fire, citizens were able to recover one small printing press, so it was used to print the first edition of the Billings Daily Gazette the next day. Five hours after the editors moved their equipment into their new building, a fire burned down the entire block. In May of 1885, these three newspapers combined to become the Billings Daily Gazette. After its founding in 1882, Billings had three main newspapers: the Billings Post, the Billings Herald, and the Billings Rustler.

In early Montana history, residents primarily received their news via the newspaper, personal letters, the gossip tree, and telegrams.

, The Billings Gazette grew into a statewide newspaper, and now covers more than 100,000 square miles in Montana and Wyoming.

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