The Greens’ home was raided in January, and a search turned up the opioid carfentanil, hundreds of grams of methamphetamine and thousands of pills of the anxiety medicine Xanax.
VP Pence landed in Billings around noon Wednesday before delivering remarks at Riverside Health Care following a meeting with the HIDTA Task Force. The motorcade carrying VP Pence then traveled to a neighborhood near downtown Billings where the delegation got to meet with some young Montana moms who are recovering from meth addiction. Here is raw video from both events.
Will Pence's visit on Wednesday (6/12/19) help Meth addiction in our state? The quick answer is no. The visit itself won't do anything, which is why I am hoping he lays out an actionable plan that makes sense. This problem isn't just a Montana issue, it's an American epidemic. It has wreaked havoc in my hometown and I would really love to hear a solution that makes sense. Not only have a heard a plan that I think will work, I can't even conceive of one.
Mendez-Sanchez faced a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. He requested a lesser sentence in part because of his minimal criminal history