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Missoula, Montana – Amber Marie Cody, 40, of Butte, has been sentenced to four years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl pills in the Bozeman area. Cody pleaded guilty in August 2023 to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Key Points

• The incident leading to Cody's arrest occurred in July 2022 in Bozeman.
• Cody was implicated in selling 100 fentanyl pills to an individual.
• Following a traffic violation, a Gallatin County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle in which Cody was a passenger.
• Cody was arrested on a parole violation and placed in a patrol car.
• A search of her backpack revealed a large sum of cash and methamphetamine.
• Upon returning to his patrol car, the officer noticed a bag of pills in the door pocket of the patrol car.
• Despite initially denying knowledge of the pills, patrol car video showed Cody slipping out her handcuffs, removing pills from her bra, and placing them in the door pocket. After that, she slipped the cuff back on her wrist.