A 40-year-old Idaho woman who possessed methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intention of selling on the Flathead Indian Reservation was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison followed by seven years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Nicole Lynn Shain pleaded guilty in April 2025 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy.

U.S. Attorney Brian Lowney prosecuted the case.

According to court documents, law enforcement officers on July 1, 2024 were patrolling in Pablo when they observed a black SUV with an Idaho license place parked near an area frequented by controlled substance addicts, records state.

Investigators circled the block to surveil the vehicle, but the SUV was gone upon the

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