Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on April 11, 2023, Carlos Sanchez-Trillo, age 34, of Las Cruces, was found guilty by a jury, of Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and bringing contraband into jail.
On December 22, 2020, Deputies with the Curry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Detention Center where the Administrator had intercepted mail that was being delivered to Carlos Sanchez-Trillo that contained suboxone strips. After a review of jail phone calls, it was confirmed that Trillo was aware of the drugs being delivered to him through the postal service.
The Honorable Judge Tatum presided over the trial. Trillo will be sentenced at a later date. He is facing 18 months incarceration for each 4th degree felony conviction and an 8-year habitual offender enhancement. He is currently serving a 19-year prison sentence and has pending charges out of Dona Ana and Otero Counties.
The case was prosecuted by Chief Deputy, District Attorney, Jake Boazman, and Trillo was represented by criminal defense attorney, Jonathan Miller of Albuquerque.
For more information, please contact the Office of the District Attorney, at 575-769-2246.
