Shawn Anthony Fernandez, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Montana 2013

A Butte, Montana man has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation.

SHAWN ANTHONY FERNANDEZ, 49, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Helena on October 25, 2013, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Fernandez and others possessed with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in Butte and other places in Montana from approximately December 2011 until approximately July 2012. The methamphetamine came from Las Vegas for distribution in the Butte area.

Fernandez was arrested by law enforcement on July 29, 2012, with approximately 110 grams of pure methamphetamine in the trunk of his vehicle and hidden in the bottom of a cereal box.

Fernandez admitted to this conduct when interviewed by law enforcement. This information was confirmed through the interview of other witnesses. Money Gram records also confirmed Fernandez’s admissions.

A laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of methamphetamine that was confiscated by law enforcement during their investigation.

In addition to his prison sentence, Fernandez was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and serve 5 years of supervised release.

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