SPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane Valley woman was found guilty of drug trafficking on Tuesday afternoon.
A U.S. District Judge sentenced 38-year-old Shannon Ray Ault to 10 years on drug distribution charges and five years of supervised release.
According to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, investigators with the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) conducted a controlled buy of two pounds of methamphetamine from Ault in February 2024.
The buy, which involved the purchase of illegal drugs, was closely monitored by ATF agents.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, after the controlled buy, Ault was arrested in Spokane. At the time of her arrest, Ault was sitting in her car with several fentanyl pills in her lap.
During a search of her vehicle, agents found $1,627 in cash and an airsoft gun resembling an AR-style rifle.
ATF agents also recovered drug ledgers, which confirmed that Ault was distributing significant quantities of methamphetamine and illicit fentanyl pills.
“Ms. Ault was responsible for distributing a significant quantity of deadly drugs into our community,” U.S. Attorney Waldref said. “Working closely with federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement, my office will continue to vigorously disrupt the sources of drugs in our communities to keep neighborhoods safe from illegal narcotics and criminal drug networks.”
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