Missoula meth, fentanyl trafficker sentenced to more than six years in prison

MISSOULA - A Missoula woman who admitted conspiring to traffic methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced on Wednesday to six and one-half years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.

The defendant, Robin Marie Holcomb, 42, pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.

U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy presided.

The government alleged in court documents that from May 2022 to September 2023, Holcomb and others distributed meth and fentanyl in the Missoula area. Law enforcement served a search warrant on a hotel where Holcomb was staying and located meth and 99 fentanyl pills. Holcomb attempted to call her sister to have her remove cash and drugs from Holcomb's vehicle. Law enforcement searched the vehicle and located $20,520 cash, 794 grams, which is approximately one and three-quarters pound, of meth and 5,013 fentanyl pills.

The U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration and Missoula High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force conducted the investigation.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.

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