BILLINGS—Billings resident Keith Alan Rose, who admitted to
methamphetamine trafficking crimes, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on May
16, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
Rose, 48, pleaded guilty earlier to conspiracy to possess
meth for distribution and to possession with intent to distribute meth.
U.S. District Judge Susan Watters presided.
The prosecution said in court documents that an
investigation of Rose began in November 2016 when the Billings Police
Department received an anonymous email reporting that Rose, also known as
“Rabbit,” had been trafficking meth in Billings. Law enforcement officers
developed probable cause to search Rose’s house, which they did after getting a
search warrant. Officers found meth, paraphernalia, concealment cans, ledgers,
plastic baggies and a digital scale along with ammunition.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Suek prosecuted the case, which
was investigated by the FBI’s Transnational Organized Crime –West Task Force
and the Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which
is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction
efforts. PSN is an evidence-based
program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad
spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent
crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address
them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most
violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry
programs for lasting reductions in crime.
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