Santa Fe Woman Charged with Drug Distribution Resulting in Death

ALBUQUERQUE – A Santa Fe woman has been charged by federal authorities in connection with a drug distribution case that resulted in a fatality.

According to court documents, on October 6, 2023, Aimee Lamar, 34, distributed a mixture containing fentanyl and methamphetamine to an individual who died as a result of using the substance.

Lamar is charged with one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and one count of distribution of methamphetamine resulting in death and will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted of the current charges, Lamar faces no less than 20 years and up to life in prison.

U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Philip Russell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Santa Fe Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Santa Fe Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brittany DuChaussee and Louis Mattei are prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.