Florida drug trafficker caught with 78 pounds of meth in traffic stop near Columbus sentenced to 11 years
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BILLINGS â A Florida man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine after the Montana Highway Patrol found 78 pounds of the drug during a traffic stop in one of the stateâs largest seizures was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in prison and to five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
Nicholas James Imhoff, 30, of Cape Coral, Florida, pleaded guilty on Sept. 9, 2020, to possession with intent to distribute meth.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.
Florida man gets 11 years in federal prison for trafficking 78 pounds of meth
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BILLINGS, Mont. - A Florida man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on a federal drug trafficking charge drug in a case that involved one of the largest seizures of methamphetamine in Montana history.
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Nicholas James Imhoff of Caple Coral, Florida during a Tuesday hearing in federal court in Missoula.
Police found 78 pounds (35 kilograms) of meth in a rented minivan driven by the 30-year-old defendant after he was stopped for speeding on an interstate near Columbus, Montana in February 2020.
Florida man gets 11 years for trafficking 78 pounds of meth
March 16, 2021
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A Florida man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on a federal drug trafficking charge drug in a case that involved one of the largest seizures of methamphetamine in Montana history.
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Nicholas James Imhoff of Caple Coral, Florida during a Tuesday hearing in federal court in Missoula.
Police found 78 pounds (35 kilograms) of meth in a rented minivan driven by the 30-year-old defendant after he was stopped for speeding on an interstate near Columbus, Montana in February 2020.
Imhoff pleaded guilty in September to possession with intent to distribute meth, under a plea deal with prosecutors that resulted in the dismissal of a drug conspiracy charge .
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BILLINGS A Florida man pulled over near Columbus by the Montana Highway Patrol with 78 pounds of meth was sentenced Tuesday in one of the state s largest drug seizures to date.
Nicholas James Imhoff, 30, of Cape Coral, Fla., was sentenced to 11 years in prison and to five years of supervised release, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney s Office.
The meth had an estimated street value of between $624,000 and $1.2 million.
Imhoff pleaded guilty on Sept. 9, 2020, to possession with intent to distribute meth.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.
“With this traffic stop of Mr. Imhoff’s vehicle, the Montana Highway Patrol prevented a staggering amount of nearly pure methamphetamine from hitting the streets and harming communities, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is dedicated to dealing with the problem of meth in our communities. We need to reduce both supply and demand. One way to reduce supply