BOISE, ID – A Boise woman has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in federal prison for her role in a major methamphetamine trafficking operation spanning multiple states and countries.
Deann Tackman, 55, received a 262-month prison sentence for distributing methamphetamine, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott. Tackman was identified as the Idaho distributor for a large drug trafficking organization, responsible for flooding the Treasure Valley region with significant amounts of meth over a five-month period before her arrest.
Investigators determined that Tackman distributed more than 60 pounds of methamphetamine shortly before she was apprehended. During a search of her residence, authorities discovered over 36 individually wrapped one-pound packages of meth hidden inside the gas tank of a recently delivered vehicle…