RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal inmate incarcerated at the Federal
Correctional Complex in Butner was sentenced to 12 months in prison and an
additional two-year term of supervised release for possession of the opiate
buprenorphine, a Schedule III narcotic commonly referred to by the brand name
Suboxone. The 12-month term of
imprisonment is in addition to, and consecutive to, his current term of
imprisonment, and the two-year term of supervised release is in addition to and
consecutive to his 3-year term of supervised release on his current sentence.
According to court documents, while Aaron Trujillo, 57, was
serving a federal sentence for multiple bank robbery convictions, he was found
in possession of multiple sublingual film strips containing buprenorphine. The Bureau of Prisons’ investigation also
revealed a large cache of stamps and a debt ledger suggesting that he was
involved in the sale and distribution of buprenorphine for several months.
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern
District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S.
District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. Bureau of Prisons Special Investigative
Agents investigated the case and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael
Bredenberg prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on our website.
Related court documents and information are located on the website of the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by
searching for Case No. 5:19-cr-00429-BO.
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