Washington woman sentenced for distributing fentanyl

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Vancouver, Washington, woman received a 100-month sentence for distributing fentanyl that resulted in two overdose deaths. ICE Homeland Security Investigations, the DEA and Oregon's Woodburn Police Department investigated the case.

Alondra Stephanie Trujillo, 34, also received three years of supervised release and an order to pay $6,349 in restitution.

"This case highlights the dangers of fentanyl and the dangers of buying counterfeit drugs of any type," said acting HSI Seattle Special Agent in Charge April Miller. "You can lose your life, as these two brothers did, when these street drugs are marketed as one thing and instead contain fentanyl. This lengthy sentence won't bring back the brothers, but hopefully it will serve as a deterrent to anyone who thinks about engaging in this type of deadly deception."

According to court documents, on July 12, 2020, the two brothers were pronounced deceased from an accidental fentanyl overdose after their mother and first responders attempted life-saving measures to revive them.

Investigators learned that Trujillo sold counterfeit pills containing fentanyl the day prior to their overdose deaths.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, 80 to 100 times more powerful than morphine and 30 to 50 times more powerful than heroin. A 2-milligram dose of fentanyl - a few grains of the substance - is enough to kill an average adult male. The wide availability of illicit fentanyl in Oregon has caused a dramatic increase in overdose deaths throughout the state.

"The tragic fentanyl poisoning deaths of two brothers underscore the deadly reality of illicit fentanyl and the irreversible harm caused by those who distribute it," said Special Agent in Charget A. Saccone of the DEA's Seattle Field Division. "DEA remains relentless in its pursuit of drug traffickers who endanger our communities for profit. Through Fentanyl Free America, DEA is combining aggressive enforcement, strategic partnerships, intelligence-driven investigations and public awareness efforts to eliminate the fentanyl threat."

On Oct. 17, 2023, a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging Trujillo with one count of distribution of fentanyl. Trujillo pleaded guilty on May 13, 2025.

The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, the Longview Police Department, the Everett Police Department and the Portland Police Bureau helped investigate the case.

HSI partners with federal, state and local stakeholders to share information and track and disrupt fentanyl networks within communities.

DHS is on the front lines fighting against cartels and transnational criminal organizations that are flooding our communities with illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl.

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