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An inmate at Bucks County Correctional Facility is accused of smuggling buprenorphine into the jail and has been charged with felony possession of contraband by county detectives.
Ricky Paulino, 27, of New York, was also charged July 14 with misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records.
On May 16, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., the jails Special Response Team was conducting a search of an area of the jail. Two officers were searching Paulino’s cell, which also housed inmate Elvin Guzman.
An officer found contraband wrapped in a finger of a glove inside an envelope on the top bunk of Paulino and Guzman’s cell, which resembled strips of Suboxone, according to detectives.
Authorities questioned Guzman, who denied having any information or knowledge of the contraband, according to the complaint. Paulino confirmed to investigators that he uses the top bunk and said that officers would find contraband in an envelope, authorities said.
The contraband was sent for analysis on May 20 and was returned June 16, showing a final report indicating the contraband was buprenorphine, according to court records. Buprenorphine is an opioid medication primarily used to treat opioid use disorder.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
