Another drug dealer has been taken off of the street in Great Falls following a guilty plea in June 2024.

John Meade Ogburn, a 45-year-old resident of Great Falls, will spend 13 years and eight months in federal prison on drug trafficking charges.

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Drug Case In Great Falls

Law enforcement began looking into Ogburn’s activities during the fall of 2023.

Drug task force officers identified him as a source of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Great Falls.

In November 2023, law enforcement intercepted a package containing suspicious materials, which turned out to be approximately 1,757 fentanyl pills.

The investigation peaked in February 2024 when law enforcement stopped two vehicles traveling from Washington to Montana.

One of the vehicles was driven by Ogburn, and his girlfriend drove the other.

Searching the vehicle revealed two pounds of methamphetamine, which was wired underneath Ogburn's girlfriend's car.

Ogburn admitted, hiding the drugs without his girlfriend's knowledge.

Background: Prior Conviction and Continued Supervised Release

At the time of his arrest, Ogburn was on supervised release for a prior federal drug offense, for which he had served over a decade in prison.

“Repeat federal felons will be pursued aggressively, especially drug traffickers. After previously serving federal time, Ogburn resumed his criminal lifestyle, trafficked large quantities of fentanyl pills and meth in Montana and has earned a stiffer federal prison sentence. We remain undeterred in holding repeat drug dealers, like Ogburn, accountable," U.S. Attorney Laslovich said.

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