MISSOULA, Montana — An official announcement from the FBI Billings Division, Missoula Resident Agency and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana said a Missoula man was arrested under a federal criminal complaint.
Cupid Lamar Drakeford was charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, according to the announcement.
The affidavit filed in support of the complaint said investigators received information alleging Drakeford, who also went by “Q,” was distributing large amounts of methamphetamine in the Missoula area.
Drakeford appeared in U.S. District Court in Missoula on April 24, 2026.
The announcement said the FBI Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force conducted the investigation with help from the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office. The task force includes FBI agents and investigators from the Missoula Police Department, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Kalispell Police Department, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Customs Border Protection, Border Patrol and Montana Probation and Parole.
Federal authorities said a criminal complaint is an accusation and that a person charged by complaint is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in later criminal proceedings.