California Supplier For Eastern Montana Meth Ring Sentenced
A California man convicted in a methamphetamine distribution ring that supplied pounds of the drug to the Sidney area was sentenced last week to 121 months in prison and five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
Marc Buetow, 53, of San Diego, Calif., pleaded guilty on Oct. 22, 2020, to possession with intent to distribute meth.
U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. Buetow was detained.
In court documents filed in the case, the government alleged that Buetow reportedly had a drug connection to the Mexican Cartel, would receive meth from his connection and supply individuals in California and Montana. Buetow was involved in supplying multiple pounds of meth to the Sidney area and eastern Montana from October 2015 through at least November 2017. Buetow became a significant source of meth for a Sidney distributor, who received 10 pounds in 2016 and another two to three pounds in 2017. Ten pounds of meth is the equivalent of 36,240 doses. In exchange for the meth, the Sidney distributor sent money to Buetow and eventually deposited money into accounts Buetow had at banks in Sidney and in North Dakota. Buetow received approximately $52,000 from these transactions.
