Billings两名毒贩在酒吧赌场卖冰毒 分别被判12年和10年
Billings—美国司法部蒙大拿区联邦检察官办公室2026年11月10日宣布，蒙大拿州 Billings 市两名在当地贩卖冰毒的男子已被判处联邦监禁：61岁的 Aaron Wade Montoya 被判12年监禁、其后5年监管释放，61岁的 Rafael Gonzales Montanez 被判10年监禁、其后5年监管释放。联邦检察官 Scott Twito 公布了量刑，案件由联邦地区法官 William W. Mercer 主审。
两人均于2026年6月认罪。Montoya 承认持有冰毒意图分销、并在贩毒犯罪中持有枪支；Montanez 承认持有冰毒意图分销。检方在法庭文件中称，两人曾在 Billings 一带的酒吧与赌场交易冰毒。
案情始于2024年8月：蒙大拿州刑事调查处一名探员接到线报，称 Montanez 在 Billings 贩卖冰毒、经常出现在一家赌场。卧底探员与 Montanez 接上头后，对方主动提出出售一盎司冰毒；此后一个月，探员向其购买的冰毒数量逐步增加。2024年9月一次交易后，执法人员跟踪 Montanez 到 Billings Heights 的 Cherry Creek 拖车公园一辆拖车，查明拖车属于正因早年毒品罪名服缓刑的 Montoya。
2024年11月，Montoya 在缓刑规定的尿检中冰毒呈阳性，执法人员取得搜查令搜查其住所，查获一袋大宗冰毒、三支枪支、弹药与现金。Montoya 被捕后承认自己贩卖冰毒，并称其中两支枪是毒品交易中得来的。
Montoya 被捕后，Montanez 又联系卧底探员，称要介绍新供货人给他，并说老供货人 Montoya 已经被捕。2025年5月29日，烟酒枪炮与爆炸物管理局（ATF）探员将 Montanez 逮捕，他承认自己出售的冰毒由 Montoya 供应。案件由助理联邦检察官 Thomas Godfrey 检控，蒙大拿州刑事调查处与 ATF 负责调查。
（来源：美国司法部）
Two Billings Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced to 12 and 10 Years in Prison
BILLINGS — The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana announced on November 10, 2026, that two Billings men who trafficked methamphetamine in the city have been sentenced to federal prison: Aaron Wade Montoya, 61, received 12 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, and Rafael Gonzales Montanez, 61, received 10 years followed by five years of supervised release. U.S. Attorney Scott Twito announced the sentences, and U.S. District Judge William W. Mercer presided.
Both men pleaded guilty in June 2026. Montoya admitted possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; Montanez admitted possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The government alleged in court documents that the two dealt methamphetamine at various bars and casinos around Billings.
The case began in August 2024, when an agent with the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation received a tip that Montanez was selling methamphetamine in Billings and was often at a local casino. An undercover agent was put in touch with Montanez, who offered to sell him an ounce of methamphetamine; over the next month the agent bought increasing amounts. After a buy in September 2024, officers followed Montanez to a trailer at the Cherry Creek mobile home park in Billings Heights and learned it belonged to Montoya, who was on probation from an earlier drug conviction.
In November 2024, Montoya tested positive for methamphetamine at a probation-mandated urine test, and officers obtained a warrant to search his home, finding a bag of bulk methamphetamine, three firearms, ammunition and cash. After his arrest, Montoya admitted dealing methamphetamine and said he had obtained two of his firearms in a drug trade.
After Montoya's arrest, Montanez reached out to the undercover agent saying he wanted to introduce a new supplier, explaining that his old one, Montoya, had been arrested. ATF agents arrested Montanez on May 29, 2025, and he admitted he had sold methamphetamine supplied by Montoya. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Godfrey prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation and the ATF.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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