Northern Montana is facing a rise in dangerous drugs. CJ Reichelt the Supervisor of the Tri-Agency Drug Task Force and the Assistant Police Chief for the Havre Police Department explains the problem.
“In the past couple years, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in fentanyl, and methamphetamine has been steadily increasing.”– CJ Reichelt
Police are able to trace the drugs found in Northen Montana to Mexico. CJ Reichelt explains how drugs are brought from Mexico and then into Northern Montana communities.
“So, in cases we’ve investigated and people we’ve investigated there has been some determined ties to Mexico and people in Mexico through other states. Specifics on which cartel…we haven’t really been able to verify that up here.”- CJ Reichelt
