A Ft. Thompson, South Dakota man has been sentenced to 180 months in custody for his role in a methamphetamine distribution ring.
Merle Seeking Land, 38, was convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on February 27, 2017.
Seeking Land was initially indicted by a federal grand jury on July 21, 2015, and pled guilty on November 28, 2016.
Between November 2014 and July 21, 2015, Seeking Land knowingly and intentionally conspired with others to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II Controlled Substance, in South Dakota.
Seeking Land admitted to receiving distributable quantities of methamphetamine and distributing it to others within South Dakota. The individuals who provided Seeking Land with methamphetamine knew that he intended to engage in further distribution.
Due to Seeking Land’s two prior methamphetamine distribution convictions, one in 2005 and one in 2011, he was considered a career offender and his sentence was increased.
Seeking Land was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100, followed by 10 years of supervised release after serving his prison sentence.
He was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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