Polson man detained on drug charges

Kellen Kantrell Norman, 19, of Polson, appeared in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint on March 31.

Norman is charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, distribution of a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and manufacture of a controlled substance.

If convicted of the most serious crime, Norman faces a mandatory minimum of five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and four years of supervised release on the drug charges, and a mandatory minimum five years to life in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and at least five years of supervised release on the firearm charge.

Norman was detained pending further proceedings. The Missoula High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force investigated the case.