WALLACE – A Pinehurst man was convicted last week after a three-day trial at the Shoshone County Courthouse. Charges included manufacturing methamphetamine, possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver, manufacturing marijuana, and possessing drug paraphernalia. 

Alan Anderson, 61, faces two potential life sentences for manufacturing methamphetamine and possession with intent to deliver the drug. 

The case was Shoshone County’s first large-scale meth manufacturing prosecution in more than a decade, according to Shoshone County Prosecuting Attorney Ben Allen. 

Last week’s trial was the second time Anderson has faced a jury in 2025. In November, he was found guilty of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

The charges stem from a February 2025 arrest. According to court documents, Deputy Eric Green with the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received information from a confidential informant that Anderson was manufacturing methamphetamine at his Pine Creek home and planned to distribute the drugs in the community. After gathering enough evidence to corroborate the informant’s claims, Green applied for a search warrant, which was issued in the early morning hours of Feb. 5. 

The SCSO Rapid Action Team (RAT) raided the residence, where they found large quantities of chemicals used to produce methamphetamine, a marijuana grow station, and methamphetamine. Anderson was not home during the search, and the lab was inactive, according to SCSO Capt. Seth Green. 

Court records show the amount of meth seized during the search was roughly one pound, or 453.5 grams. 

Anderson was arrested later that day with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia on his person. 

“This case highlights the results that can be achieved through the work of the Shoshone County Drug Task Force,” Allen said. “The Prosecuting Attorney’s Office thanks our local law enforcement for their investigative thoroughness on this case, which enabled the prosecution to be successful, as well as the Idaho State Police Forensics Laboratory for their assistance and expertise in clandestine methamphetamine laboratories that helped secure these convictions.” 

In Idaho, the maximum sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine is life imprisonment; possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine also carries a potential life sentence. 

Sentencing in both cases is set for Feb. 2 at the Shoshone County Courthouse.