Browning man admits to dealing meth

A Browning man admitted Thursday he distributed methamphetamine on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

According to acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson, Dakoda Blu Wade Iron Shirt, 28, pleaded guilty to distribution of meth. Iron Shirt faces a minimum mandatory five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release.

The prosecution said in court records filed in the case that on Aug. 6, 2019, a confidential source working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI made a controlled purchase of meth from Iron Shirt. The transaction occurred in a parking lot in Browning.

Iron Shirt sold the confidential source approximately 14 grams of meth for $600. Additional witnesses interviewed by the FBI identified Iron Shirt as a meth distributor on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

The case was investigated by the DEA, FBI Big Sky Safe Trails Task Force and Cut Bank Police Department.

Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris ordered Iron Shirt detained pending further proceedings. Sentencing is set for May 12.