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Kalispell meth trafficker sentenced to three years in prison

by Daily Inter Lake
| May 14, 2021 8:53 AM

A Kalispell man who admitted to conspiring with others to obtain large quantities of methamphetamine for distribution was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised release.

Scott Michael George Daniels, 31, pleaded guilty Jan. 21 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, according to acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson.

In court documents, the government alleged that law enforcement learned from several sources that Daniels was distributing meth and that he and others transported stolen vehicles from Kalispell to Spokane and traded them for illegal drugs. The government further alleged Leon Kavis supplied Daniels with about 12 pounds of meth, which is the equivalent of 43,488 individual doses, in mid-August 2020. Kavis, of Missoula, is awaiting sentencing for a meth conspiracy conviction in a separate case.

The government also alleged a confidential source saw Daniels with 3 pounds of meth in his garage and saw him distribute the drug to others.

Law enforcement served a search warrant on Daniels’ residence and recovered six rifles, body armor, small quantities of meth and heroin and drug paraphernalia. Daniels admitted to distributing between 49 ounces and 60 ounces of meth between the spring and fall of 2020.