BILLINGS—Rocky Rollin Bettin, a 39-year old resident of
Billings, Montana, was sentenced today to 180 months in prison and 5 years of
supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with the
intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Susan P. Watters
presided over the sentencing.
Beginning in December 2016, drug task force agents were
investigating a group of individuals responsible for the distribution of
methamphetamine in the Billings area, including Bettin. Over the next several months, they received
information from multiple individuals who identified Bettin as their source of
supply. On June 2, 2017, a Missoula County
Sheriff’s deputy patrolling near Frenchtown performed a traffic stop on a
vehicle that Bettin was driving.
Eventually, law enforcement officers searched the vehicle. Inside of a backpack found in the vehicle,
officers discovered approximately 1.5 kilograms, or 3.3 pounds, of pure
methamphetamine.
The case was 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 Department of Justice program that has proven to be successful in
reducing violent crime. Today’s
sentencing is part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program.
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