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Major Cities in Montana with Drug Rehab and Treatment Centers:
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Drug Rehab Montana
is here to help people with drug and/or alcohol abuse problems in Montana. find treatment options. Due to our diverse networking system we can find a treatment option tailored to each individuals specific situation and needs. We are able to provide all phases of recovery included but not limited to, alcohol and/or drug intervention, drug and/or alcohol detox, in-patient treatment, out-patient treatment, short term treatment (30 days or less), long term treatment (90 days or longer).
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We design personalized treatment programs to provide each abuser with the greatest chance of a successful recovery outcome. Our comprehensive networking system works hand in hand with all of the drug treatment centers in Montana. At Drug Rehab Montana we know that each individual is unique and are treated as such. Deciding upon a treatment option in Montana, or anywhere can be a daunting task for any individual or family, we will guide you through each step of a comprehensive treatment plan for you or your loved one. We are determined in our mission, that every drug and/or alcohol abuser in Montana. that has a desire to change their life will be given a chance to recover from their addiction and we are dedicated to ensuring that they are given the opportunity to do so.
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We realize that each individual in Montana. is in a different financial situation and we will find treatment options for each individual regardless of their financial situation. No matter what your financial situation everyone will receive the treatment help they are looking for.
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Speed Trap nets big fish Montana Authorities' new tactics pay offArea Montana law enforcement officials issued this warning to meth traffickers: You might not be caught selling, you might not even have drugs when you're arrested, but you will be charged and you will go to federal prison.
For proof, look no further than Operation Speed Trap -- located in northcentral Montana, it is one of the largest methamphetamine ring bust.
"We didn't buy any dope in Speed Trap. We didn't have any informants," said Sheriff's Sgt. Dan Kohm of the Central Montana Drug Task Force. "We built a case on people who wanted to be witnesses, instead of defendants."
Dealers are familiar with the old-school police techniques of undercover drug buys or wiring informants to record conversations.
Montana investigators still use those tools, but Speed Trap proved that even without such evidence, Montana officers could build large-scale drug conspiracy cases that net long sentences in federal prison.
Montana officers say roughly three-fourths of the meth used in this area is imported from south central Washington, a historical drug hub.
Speed Trap exposed Yakima, Wash., as our region's meth source and at least temporarily clogged that pipeline.
So far 30 people have been convicted federally for selling meth from southeastern Washington between 1998 and 2000. Most went to Great Falls, Havre and the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation.
No defendants have taken their cases to trial, instead choosing to plead guilty and hope for leniency. All but two were sentenced to federal prison.
Their charges and sentences reflect that altogether, they sold more than 450 pounds of meth, even though the largest amount ever seized was a pound and a half.
A few were traffickers bringing meth, also called speed and crank, from the Yakima area. Most were the Montanans who worked for them to distribute the drug.
Many of those people will be in jail for years, keeping them and the dope they sold off the streets.
While others are stepping in to take their place, for a time drugs were harder to find in northcentral Montana's smaller communities.
Massive investigation
Federal, Montana state, county and city officers worked together and with Washington state law enforcement for the massive effort.
Information from 225 interviews with Speed Trap dealers and their associates already has led to other arrests along the Hi-Line, with more expected.
"The information gleaned in Speed Trap will be used for years to come," Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Harper-Suek said.
In 1997, stories began dribbling in about a pair of Washington men bringing pounds of methamphetamine and selling it for four to 10 times what they paid.
Business was so good for Alejandro Rodriguez that he invited then 18-year-old Victor Saucedo to join him in selling drugs in the Golden Triangle, northcentral Montana's fertile wheat-growing region that stretches from Great Falls to Havre and Shelby.
After a fight over Saucedo's girlfriend, the partnership collapsed with Rodriguez selling mostly to the Fort Peck Reservation and Saucedo targeting the area between Havre and Great Falls.
After delivering a pound of meth from Rocky Boy's Reservation to the Fort Peck Reservation in the spring of 1999, Rodriguez's vehicle became stuck in a ditch just outside of Fort Peck.
Police stopped to help him and discovered the girl with him was a juvenile runaway and arrested him. Talking to her, they learned about the methamphetamine he had sold.
Authorities charged Rodriguez with conspiring to sell meth -- in federal court where sentences are stiffer.
In building the case, Montana officers learned more about Saucedo and the people working for him.
While keeping a fairly low profile, Saucedo sold directly to a few people, who in turn sold to many others, never revealing Saucedo as their drug source.
Girlfriends and associates did much of the driving in his trips back to Yakima, Wash., lowering Saucedo's risk of getting caught.
"The MO of Speed Trap was to get large quantities, use some and get rid of it fast," Harper-Suek said.
Getting caught
But by the summer of 2000, the people working with Saucedo got reckless and slipped up.
Officers arrested one man on an outstanding warrant in the airport. Flying in from Washington, he was two inches taller because of the $5,000 hidden in his shoes.
In a double-homicide trial in Havre, lawyers said one victim sold meth provided by Saucedo and one of his dealers.
One of Saucedo's dealers, Daniel Sangrey, left a Pringles can with nearly a half-pound of meth in a Helena hotel room that July. Employees refused to give him back the chip can, instead turning it over to police.
In September, Saucedo was sentenced to 12 days for possessing a marijuana joint and paraphernalia. He had been stopped for driving without a license and insurance.
While he served his time in the Cascade County, Montana regional jail, investigators learned one of his dealers had cash and drugs stored in a Stuckey Road mobile home.
With enough evidence for a search warrant, they moved in.
Saucedo never left jail. He was charged federally with running a drug conspiracy and illegally wiring money.
Eleven others were charged in federal court soon after as arrests began piling up.
Harper-Suek said the majority has been sentenced.
But even within the last month, another Washington man, Antonio Tiscareno, was charged with conspiring to sell meth as part of Speed Trap.
Sharing details
Area investigators shared what they learned about Saucedo and other traffickers with southcentral Washington law enforcement, hoping they will be able to catch Saucedo's supplier.
"There's definitely people ahead of him," Harper-Suek said. "He's as far up the chain as we got."
Others named during the investigation might not have been charged under Speed Trap, but still ended up in jail.
Several were charged in state and regional courts. The two most significant spinoffs landed in federal court.
Five people, including ringleader Matthew Douglas Winchell Sr., of Havre, were sentenced this summer for selling at least two pounds of meth to the Hi-Line. Winchell, whose drug ring operated from 1997 to 2002, was associated with Speed Trap defendants Freddy Ameline and Ruben McDowell.
Tied to several people charged in Speed Trap, Sherry Frasure made her own mark trading meth for stolen western art, antiques and other knickknacks.
Montanapolice found hundreds of items in plastic bins, cash and 2ή pounds of drugs hidden in her storage unit. She was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in March.
Measuring impact
All those arrests had an immediate impact on property crime and drug sales in the region, law enforcement said.
"I don't know how long it lasts," Harper-Suek said. "But a number of times we were told there is no methamphetamine to be had on the (Rocky Boy's) Reservation."
Unfortunately, even two years after 22-year-old Saucedo landed a 16-year sentence, meth continues to pour in from Washington.
Tribal police criminal investigator James Big Horn said drugs -- both meth and cocaine -- continue to plague the Hi-Line.
More people are manufacturing their own meth, but drugs imported from Washington are easy to find.
"I can drive into Havre and see Washington license plates," he said. "It's a constant battle. Once somebody is arrested and jailed, somebody else comes to take his place."
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