Missoula Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Drug Trafficking in Montana
A man in Missoula, Montana, who was trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine was sentenced on November 12, 2026, to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Scott Twito said. U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.
Osiel Cruz Peña, 28, pleaded guilty in July 2026 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The government alleged in court documents that law enforcement had learned Peña was dealing illicit drugs in Montana.
Investigators used a source to set up a buy with Peña in November 2025 and arrested him when he arrived to make the sale. Peña admitted to investigators that he was a dealer, and they found him with roughly a pound of cocaine and a pound of methamphetamine.
The U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case, and the FBI's Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force conducted the investigation. The case falls under the Department of Justice's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative and Operation Take Back America.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Photo: 图：联邦调查局 FBI 总部大楼（联邦固定图库）。本案由 FBI 蒙大拿区域暴力犯罪专案组调查。 / Photo: FBI headquarters building (federal asset library). The FBI Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force investigated this case.
