MISSOULA—A Missoula woman had her initial court appearance on Dec. 1, facing a criminal complaint accusing her of trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement seized 17 pounds of the drug, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
A criminal complaint filed and unsealed on Dec. 1 alleges that Jasmine Lori Snyder, 39, possessed meth with intent to distribute. The maximum penalty for the crime is a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine, and at least five years of supervised release.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto presided over Snyder’s initial appearance. She was detained pending further proceedings. A criminal complaint is only an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The government alleged in court documents that on Nov. 12, law enforcement received information about drug activity in Missoula. An investigation led to the interception and seizure of two packages sent through the mail from California addressed to a Missoula residence where Snyder had packages delivered. Law enforcement served search warrants on the packages and determined they contained approximately 17 pounds of meth, the equivalent of about 61,608 doses. Snyder was arrested on Nov. 30 near her residence.
The FBI’s Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force, the U.S. Postal Service, and the Missoula High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force investigated the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a U.S. Department of Justice initiative to reduce violent crime. Through PSN, federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement partners in Montana focus on violent crime driven by methamphetamine trafficking, armed robbers, firearms offenses, and violent offenders with outstanding warrants.
PACER case reference: 21-119. The progress of cases may be monitored through the U.S. District Court Calendar and the PACER system. To establish a PACER account, which provides electronic access to review documents filed in a case, please visit http://www.pacer.gov/register.html. To access the District Court’s calendar, please visit https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/PublicCalendar.pl.
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Key Facts
- State: Montana
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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