United States of America v. Mary Jo Myers

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rafficking Meth, Heroin, and Fentanyl .

Nampa Woman Trafficking Meth, Heroin, and Fentanyl Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison.

Mary Jo Myers was pulled over for a traffic violation on February 10, 2022. During the traffic stop, a canine trained in the detection of the odor of controlled substances, conducted an open-air sniff around the vehicle and positively alerted to the presence of the odor of a controlled substance emanating from the vehicle. Investigators searched the vehicle and found over a half pound of methamphetamine, 82 grams of heroin, approximately 150 fentanyl pills, and 12 grams of fluorfentanyl powder, a fentanyl analogue.



U.S Attorney Hurwit applauded the Treasure Valley Metro Violent Crimes Task Force, which is led by the FBI, for the investigations in the Castillo, Juarez, and Mitchell cases. In addition to the work of the Metro Violent Crimes Task Force, U.S. Attorney Hurwit thanked the following agencies for assisting in the investigation: the DEA, the ATF, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Caldwell Police Department, the Canyon County Sheriff's Office, the Nampa Police Department, Idaho Department of Correction, the Canyon County Prosecutor's Office, the Malheur County Sherriff's Office, the Ontario Police Department, the Oregon State Police, and the High Desert Drug Task Force in Oregon.



U.S. Attorney Hurwit also commended Canyon County's City-County Narcotics Unit (CCNU), which is comprised of investigators from the Canyon County Sheriff's Office and the Caldwell Police Department, for their investigation in the Myers case.



Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelsey Manweiler and Assistant U.S. Attorney Christian Nafzger are prosecuting the Castillo and Juarez cases. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Morse prosecuted the Myers case.



An indictment is merely an allegation or a set of allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.



The Castillo, Juarez, and Mitchell indictments were part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.



The Castillo, Juarez, and Mitchell cases were prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney hired by the Treasure Valley Partnership and the State of Idaho to address gang crimes. The Treasure Valley Partnership is comprised of a group of elected officials in southwest Idaho dedicated to regional coordination, cooperation, and collaboration on creating coherent regional growth.

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison.