Snyder County Woman Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking

WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Valerie Rose Tallent, age 40, was sentenced to 168 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release on March 26, 2026, by Chief United States District Judge Matthew W. Brann, related to her conviction for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and crack cocaine.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, during the month of January 2023, law enforcement conducted a controlled purchase of narcotics from Tallent who had professed that she had taken over her incarcerated boyfriend's drug trafficking business. Law enforcement then obtained a search warrant for the property in which she was living where they recovered approximately 25 grams of fentanyl, 11 grams of crack cocaine and 1.5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine.

Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Luisa Honora Berti is prosecuting the case.

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