Two People Indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

OKLAHOMA CITY—Yesterday, GUADALUPE ELOISA ORTEGA-GREEN, 23, and TERRELL MAURICE BRUNSTON, 19, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City with Possession with Intent to Distribute over 400 grams of Fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Robert Troester of the Western District of Oklahoma.

On January 13, 2022, public records reflect that Ortega-Green and Brunston were charged by criminal complaint.  According to an affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, on January 12, 2022, law enforcement stopped Ortega-Green and Brunston’s vehicle on Interstate 40 in Canadian County, Oklahoma.  Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control conducted the stop.  Agents then searched the vehicle and found approximately 9.7 kilograms of a substance containing fentanyl hidden underneath the hood of the truck.

Yesterday, an indictment returned by a federal grand jury charged Ortega-Green and Brunston with one-count of knowingly and intentionally possessing with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.  If convicted, Ortega-Green and Brunston face not less than ten years and up to life in prison, no less than five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10,000,000.

The case is being investigated by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and Drug Enforcement Administration.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Gridley is prosecuting the case.

The public is reminded that these charges are merely allegations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.  Reference is made to public records for more information.