BILLINGS—In a shocking turn of events, Robert David Lund, a 53-year-old resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced to 120 months in prison and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The harsh sentence was issued by United States District Judge Susan P. Watters on an exact date that was not specified in the source text. This comes after an investigation into a group of individuals responsible for distributing multiple pounds of methamphetamine in the Billings area led agents to Salt Lake City, Utah, in search of the group’s supplier of methamphetamine.
On June 7, 2016, agents seized approximately one pound of methamphetamine from a coconspirator and identified Lund’s residence as the source of that methamphetamine. Later in the day, agents executed a search warrant on Lund’s residence, where they discovered 3,333.5 grams of actual methamphetamine, 957.2 grams of marijuana, a Winchester shotgun within arm’s reach of the methamphetamine, and $14,731 in United States Currency.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sullivan and investigated by the FBI Transnational Organized Crime Western Task Force and the Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is partnering with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement to identify those responsible for significant violent crime in Montana. A centerpiece of this effort is Project Safe Neighborhoods, a recently reinvigorated program that has proven to be successful in reducing violent crime.
Today’s sentencing is part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, which aims to make communities safer by targeting and prosecuting those involved in violent crime. This is a significant victory for law enforcement and the people of Montana, who can rest a little easier knowing that Lund will be off the streets for the next decade.
Key Facts
- State: Montana
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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