(Missoula) – A California man suspected of shipping methamphetamine into the Butte community for redistribution admitted to a trafficking charge on Tuesday according to US Attorney Jesse Laslovich.
Heriberto Tavares of Anaheim, California pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth. Tavares faces a mandatory minimum of five years to forty years in prison, a $5 Million dollar fine and at least four years of supervised release. Tavares was detained pending further proceedings.
US Magistrate Kathleen L DeSoto presided and set sentencing for February 21st, 2023.
