Couple in Their 20s Busted for Trafficking Drugs in Great Falls

Man, I don't know about you but when I was in my twenties... I was making some dumb decisions. And let's be real with one another - a lot of us did make some questionable decisions during our formative years.

We didn't know better, we were immature, or we just felt invincible. Now, thankfully, I never chose a life of crime or anything that could land me behind bars for an extended period of time.

The same can't be said for a Great Falls couple that is still in their twenties.

Great Falls Couple Busted for Trafficking Fentanyl

Yeah, this is a bummer. I don't think there's such a thing as a "right age to do crime" or anything but seeing people so young commit life-changing crimes is just sad.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana, a couple from Great Falls earned themselves serious prison time for attempting to run a fentanyl operation.

24-year-old Kylie Lynn Minardi and 28-year-old Zachary Taylor Cortez will each spend five years and two months in prison followed by four years of supervised after they both plead guilty for their crimes.

Minardi plead guilty to distributing fentanyl and conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and Cortez plead guilty to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

How Much Were They Caught With?

According to officials, Great Falls PD launched an investigation into the lovebirds and their illegal operation back in 2024. They eventually got a warrant to track and search their car.