An illegal alien in St. Clair County was recently sentenced to 39 months in prison on multiple drug trafficking related charges, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced on Monday.
U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze sentenced Claudia Montano Gonzalez, 43, a native and citizen of Mexico, after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in October 2024.
According to the plea agreement, in October 2023, Gonzalez sold fentanyl at the Buc-ees travel center in Leeds. Gonzalez’s husband and co-defendant, David Angel Alejandres, facilitated the transaction from Mexico, but Gonzalez delivered the fentanyl. After obtaining a search warrant for Gonzalez’s residence in Pell City, agents recovered approximately one kilogram of fentanyl.
Alejandres, who is currently at large, faces charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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