BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced that 40-year-old Tyler Watson from Nampa was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for possessing ten pounds of fentanyl with intent to distribute it to others.

According to court records, Watson was a mid-level fentanyl distributor for a large drug trafficking organization with direct ties to Mexico. Watson locally sold approximately $15,000 worth of fentanyl pills and powder weekly.

When he was arrested on June 7, 2022, he had about ten pounds of fentanyl powder, 74.63 grams of fentanyl in pill form (approximately 750 pills), 55 grams of methamphetamine and $8,608 in drug proceeds.

Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Watson to pay a $1,000 fine and to serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Watson pled guilty to the charge on November 13, 2023.

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