ANNISTON, Ala. – A woman from Mexico, living in Pell City, has been sentenced to 39 months in prison on multiple drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced.
U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze sentenced Claudia Montano Gonzalez, 43, a native and citizen of Mexico, following her guilty plea in October 2024 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
According to the plea agreement, Gonzalez sold fentanyl at the Buc-ees travel center in Leeds, Alabama, in October 2023. Her husband and co-defendant, David Angel Alejandres, facilitated the transaction from Mexico, while Gonzalez delivered the fentanyl. A search of Gonzalez’s residence in Pell City led to the recovery of approximately two pounds of fentanyl.
In June 2024, David Alejandres was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Alejandres remains at large.
The Drug Enforcement Agency is investigating the case with assistance from the Pell City Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Brittany T. Byrd is prosecuting the case.
