Lexington Man Sentenced For Running Large-Scale Drug Distribution Network
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 11:45 A.M. ET. 3 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
LEXINGTON, KY.- On Monday, a 51-year-old Lexington, Kentucky, man who was an owner of a Lexington-based trucking company will be spending nearly the next three decades in federal prison for distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine throughout the Lexington area and elsewhere throughout the United States.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Paul McCaffery, on Monday, June 2, 2025, Alejandro Galvan Gomez, 51, of Lexington, Kentucky, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Danny Reeves to 336 months in federal prison, to be followed five years of supervised release for his previously entered guilty plea to federal narcotics and money laundering violations.
Gomez Previously Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges
Gomez previously appeared in Federal Court in Lexington, Kentucky, and pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine; and Conspiracy to Launder Drug Proceeds.
According To Charging Documents Filed With The Court
According to charging documents filed with the District Court, beginning in November 2023 and lasting through September 2024, Gomez agreed with others to distribute kilograms quantities of cocaine. Gomez owned a trucking company, G and G Transportation, based in Lexington, and utilized the trucking company and its semi-trucks to travel to the Southern Border in McAllen, Texas, to pick up loads of illicit narcotics. Gomez made these trips frequently, at least twice a month.
Gomez would conceal the cocaine in large vehicle batteries that were hollowed out to hold four kilograms of cocaine. To evade detection by law enforcement, the batteries contained a smaller battery within the modified battery so that the battery would still produce a charge if tested. Once he obtained the drugs, he would then distribute them to others around the country, including Dallas, Texas, South Carolina, and Cincinnati, Ohio,
Gomez Admits To Laundering Drug Proceeds
Additionally, during his earlier plea allocution, Gomez admitted to laundering drug proceeds by washing the illegal funds through his trucking company. Gomez would make large cash deposits both into his personal and business accounts. G and G Transportation was not a cash-based entity, and the source of the cash deposits was directly linked to his drug trafficking operation. Gomez would use the cash to pay the trucking company’s expenses, including maintenance and fuel for the Volvo semi-truck that was used to pick up the drug loads, and for his personal expenses, including mortgage payments.
From September 2023 to May 31, 2024, Gomez deposited $159,350 in cash into the G and G operating account and $105,745.95 into his personal account. Gomez admitted that these funds were proceeds from his drug trafficking operation.
