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2 women sentenced for their roles in drug trafficking conspiracy

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The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho.

BOISE — Sara Beth Cummings, 36, of Boise, and Candelaria Sanchez, 43, of Las Vegas, Nevada, were sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge sentenced Cummings to 21 months, and Sanchez to 84 months, in prison. Judge Lodge also ordered that both serve a period of supervised release after their prison sentences.

According to court records, between February and March, Sanchez worked with others to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in the Boise area. Investigators learned that Sanchez was driving large loads of methamphetamine from Las Vegas to Boise, where she delivered it to a dealer who was living with Cummings.

On March 15, investigators stopped Sanchez outside of Cummings’ home, seizing 13 pounds of methamphetamine from her vehicle. In Cummings’ home, officers found more methamphetamine and over $40,000 in cash. Investigators determined that Cummings allowed her home to be used to conceal the drug trafficking conspiracy.

In July of this year, Sanchez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. In September of this year, Cummings pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony.

The case was the result of a joint investigation by the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), which includes the cooperative law enforcement efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations; Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation; and the U.S. Marshals Service. Along with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Nampa Police Department, Boise Police Department, Ada County Sheriff’s Office, and Meridian Police Department investigated the case.

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