Three men will serve prison time for their part in a drug trafficking operation on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
The men entered guilty pleas in federal court in June for conspiring to sell synthetic cannabinoids, referred to as "Ish," in and around the reservation.
Austin Kaquatosh, 24, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and 60 months supervised release on August 15. Mitchell Oshkosh, 31, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and 48 months supervised release on August 30.
Woody Nahquaddy, 31, who was considered a "major player" in the case, will spend 42 months in prison and 60 months on supervised release.
The three men bought $2,000-$2,500 worth of synthetic drugs from Milwaukee a few times a week, then repackaged the drugs and sold them from residences in Keshena and Neopit, according to court records.
At the same time, abuse of synthetic cannabinoids on the Menominee Indian Reservation became a public health crisis, the court said. There were a number of 911 calls to help people who had adverse reactions to the drugs.
The sentencing judge indicated he did not want anyone else to prey on the weaknesses of others in the community.
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