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A Sioux Falls woman became the latest low-level player to get caught up in the national opioid crisis when she was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for running a methamphetamine ring in the city.
Alysia Peneaux, 32, admitted to serving as a sub-distributor for a California- and Nevada-based drug trafficking organization that brought large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from the West Coast to South Dakota.
Between 2024, Peneaux purchased methamphetamine from the organization and then re-sold it to others in the Sioux Falls area. She also allowed members of the trafficking organization to store bulk quantities of drugs at her residence, a stash house.
According to court documents, Peneaux personally distributed more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: South Dakota
- Location: SD
- Source: DOJ Press Release

