(BILLINGS) A Red Lodge man who trafficked large amounts of meth into Montana and unlawfully possessed a handgun has been sentenced Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith said.
Chad Allen Bachmann, 46, pleaded guilty in January. He was sentenced to 18 years and eight months in prison, with five years of supervised release for one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release for one count of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Both sentences will run concurrently.
The government alleged in court documents that Bachmann had smuggled roughly 20 pounds of methamphetamine into Montana from the Pacific Northwest, and that he unlawfully owned a handgun.
Bachmann acknowledged that he had trafficked “large amounts” of meth from Washington, Oregon, and California into Montana. In a storage unit, agents found 14 pounds of meth, $10,520 in cash, drug paraphernalia, and a drug ledger. In Bachmann’s truck, they found a .45 pistol. Bachmann has a previous felony conviction and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
