Alfredo Rodriguez-Gonzalez, a 27-year-old Mexican national who had previously been deported from the United States, was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for his involvement in an international drug trafficking operation. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., with Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly also ordering ten years of supervised release following his prison term.
Rodriguez-Gonzalez, known as “Alacran,” pleaded guilty on October 15, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl after having a prior conviction for a serious drug felony. He served as a supplier based in Mexico for Los Angeles-area distributors and used social media platforms such as Instagram to coordinate shipments of counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.
“Rodriguez-Gonzalez, a previously deported Mexican national, poisoned our communities with large quantities of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills. The impetus for the investigation was the overdose death of Diamond Lynch, a young mother in D.C.,” said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
“Law enforcement followed the evidence and uncovered a vast network of fentanyl traffickers that led to seizing more than 450,000 fentanyl pills, 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl powder, and 30 firearms.” U.S. Attorney Pirro continued. “Now this illegal alien can take the next 19 years to enjoy his new view of the America he worked so hard to infiltrate and undermine, from an American prison.”
The investigation began after the overdose death of Diamond Lynch in Southeast D.C., which prompted authorities to uncover a trafficking network moving fentanyl from Mexico through Los Angeles and into the District of Columbia and other areas. Law enforcement seized over 450,000 fentanyl pills, more than one kilogram of fentanyl powder, and multiple firearms during the investigation.
Rodriguez-Gonzalez was among 24 co-defendants arrested across several locations including Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, San Diego, and Los Angeles. Many co-defendants have already received sentences ranging from several years up to over fourteen years for their roles in distributing significant amounts of fentanyl.
Court records show that Rodriguez-Gonzalez had previously been convicted in Utah for distributing methamphetamine and was deported to Mexico after serving his sentence there. Despite this prior removal, he illegally re-entered the United States and continued his involvement with the drug trafficking organization until his arrest on April 3, 2024.
The case resulted from joint efforts by multiple agencies including the DEA Washington Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service Washington Division, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF), FBI’s Washington Field Office as well as local sheriff’s offices and various U.S. Attorney’s Offices across California, Virginia and Maryland.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew W. Kinskey, Solomon S. Eppel, and Iris Y. McCranie prosecuted the case.
