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Arizona Woman Admits Meth Trafficking in Montana
BILLINGS – An Arizona woman accused of bringing multi-pound quantities of methamphetamine to Montana for distribution admitted to a trafficking crime today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
Lisa Elizabeth Caudron, 42, of Gilbert, Arizona, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth in the U.S. District Court in Billings.
The crime was committed in February 2019 and April 2020, when the Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force learned that Caudron had been buying multi-pound quantities of meth from her co-defendant, Gaspar Salas, and bringing it to Montana for distribution.
On April 23, 2020, law enforcement located Caudron and Salas at a hotel in Livingston and executed a search warrant for their room and their vehicle. The hotel room search resulted in the seizure of 4.69 pounds of meth, which is the equivalent of about 16,996 doses, in a backpack.
Caudron faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine, and at least 5 years of supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Colin M. Rubich prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the FBI’s Big Sky Western Transnational Organized Crime Task Force.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a U.S. Department of Justice initiative to reduce violent crime.
Key Facts
- State: Montana
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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