A Boise woman will spend almost 22 years in federal prison for her role in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking operation that stretched across states and countries.
Deann Tackman, 55, was sentenced to 262 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott. Tackman served as the Idaho distributor for a major drug trafficking organization that pumped massive amounts of meth into the Treasure Valley over five months before her arrest.
Investigators found that Tackman had moved over 60 pounds of meth shortly before she was taken into custody. During a search of her home, authorities uncovered more than 36 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 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, said Tackman “preyed on Treasure Valley residents by poisoning our community with large quantities of methamphetamine, leaving a trail of misery in her wake.”
Along with her prison term, Tackman received five years of supervised release.
The investigation brought together 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 led the prosecution.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative targeting drug cartels, transnational criminal organizations, and violent crime, organized through the Department of Justice’s OCDETF and Project Safe Neighborhoods programs.
