Kourtney Lang, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, South Dakota 2026

A Sioux Falls woman has been sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

Kourtney Lang, 33, was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Lang was also ordered to self-surrender to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service on August 17, 2026.

The sentencing took place on July 27, 2026, after Lang pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance on March 2, 2026. She was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2025.

Lang was part of the Matthew Shade drug trafficking organization that obtained methamphetamine and fentanyl in Arizona and then distributed the drugs in South Dakota. Her co-conspirators worked to get the methamphetamine to South Dakota through the mail and also by car. Once the methamphetamine was in South Dakota, Lang assisted her co-conspirators by working to distribute it to others and by collecting drug debts. In total, investigators believe that Lang was involved with distributing over 8 pounds of methamphetamine throughout her involvement with the conspiracy.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

The case was investigated by the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case.