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.
“Ms. Tackman’s drug trafficking organization flooded our state with immense quantities of dangerous methamphetamine,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Whatcott. “This appropriately severe sentence sends the message to drug traffickers that they are not welcome in Idaho.”
David F. Reames, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Seattle Field Division, added that Tackman “preyed on Treasure Valley residents by poisoning our community with large quantities of methamphetamine, leaving a trail of misery in her wake.”
In addition to her prison term, Tackman was sentenced to five years of supervised release.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration, Nampa Police Department Special Investigations Unit, Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Boise Police Department, Meridian Police Department, and the Oregon High Desert Drug Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Morse prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide effort targeting drug cartels, transnational criminal organizations, and violent crime, coordinated through the Department of Justice’s OCDETF and Project Safe Neighborhoods programs.
