Weiser Drug Kingpin Dudley Sentenced to Decades in Meth Case

BOISE – The grim halls of justice were echoed yesterday with the sentencing of Terry Dudley, 45, of Weiser, Idaho, and Jacque Sue Garner, 56, of Nampa, Idaho. Both individuals faced federal charges for their roles in distributing methamphetamine, a crime that has long plagued Treasure Valley.

Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge meted out severe justice with Dudley being sentenced to 130 months behind bars and three years of supervised release. His pockets were also stripped of $7,100 in cash proceeds. Garner received 57 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to forfeit $3,000.

The downfall of these two meth dealers began on January 24, 2017, when Dudley confessed to selling an ounce of the dangerous drug to an undercover officer in April 2015. His greed did not stop there; he would later sell four ounces more just a few days later.

In a parallel tale of substance abuse and profit, Garner pleaded guilty on January 12, 2017. Her meth dealing was equally brazen, involving the sale of 144.1 grams of pure methamphetamine in three separate deals over two months.

This heavy-handed punishment follows an intensive investigation by the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a coalition of law enforcement agencies including the FBI, DEA, ATF, ICE HSI, IRS-CI, and U.S. Marshals Service. The OCDETF program is a relentless force against major drug trafficking organizations.

These convictions are yet another reminder that the war on drugs knows no bounds, even in the heart of Treasure Valley. The sentences handed down are a stark warning to those who profit from the sale of this deadly substance.