Rapid City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for 12 Years and Seven Months for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.

Brittany Aguilar, age 33, was sentenced on November 15, 2024, to 12 years and seven months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Aguilar was indicted by a federal grand jury in February of 2024, and pleaded guilty on August 21, 2024.

On November 30, 2023, Aguilar was involved in a traffic stop following a trip to Colorado. During the search of the vehicle law enforcement found over 2,000 fentanyl pills that were intended to be distributed in the Rapid City area.

This case was investigated by the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, Division of Criminal Investigation, and the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.

Aguilar was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service following her sentencing.