BILLINGS — A Billings man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after authorities said he was caught transporting about 5 pounds of methamphetamine from Arizona to Montana.
Jason Daniel Schauer, 45, was also sentenced to 5 years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty in June to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents, Schauer and a companion were stopped outside Livingston in July 2025 after a Montana Highway Patrol trooper saw their vehicle speeding through a gas station parking lot.
Troopers later obtained a search warrant and found five cellophane-wrapped bundles under the vehicle's rear seat. DEA testing determined the bundles contained more than 2,200 grams of methamphetamine.
Prosecutors say Schauer told investigators he paid $4,500 for the drugs in Phoenix and bought them from people he described as being associated with a cartel.
The Montana Highway Patrol, Montana Division of Criminal Investigation and DEA investigated the case.
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