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Illegal Alien Sentenced for Role in Trafficking Almost 2 Kilograms of HeroinArticle

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Release details

Date published

2026-01-16

Issuing DOJ office / component

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); USAO - Alabama, Northern

Topic / offense category

Drug Trafficking

Publisher

U.S. Department of Justice

Official source (justice.gov)

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/illegal-alien-sentenced-role-trafficking-almost-2-kilograms-heroin

Full text (as published by the DOJ)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An illegal alien has been sentenced on heroin-trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.U.S. District Judge Annemarie C.

Axon sentenced Jovani Correa-Gutierrez, 40, to 46 months in federal prison. In May 2025, Correa-Gutierezz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin.According to the plea agreement, on April 13, 2021, Correa-Gutierrez and a co-conspirator worked to distribute almost 2 kilograms of heroin to a confidential source. Upon their arrival business in Bessemer, Alabama, Correa-Guiterrez and his co-defendant were taken into custody, and the heroin was seized by law enforcement. Correa-Guiterrez is a Mexican national and was illegally present in the United States at the time of his arrest.The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison Garnett prosecuted the case.

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Illegal Alien Sentenced for Role in Trafficking Almost 2 Kilograms of Heroin. U.S. Department of Justice, 2026-01-16. Reproduced by ProofAML as an enforcement-matter document record. Official source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/illegal-alien-sentenced-role-trafficking-almost-2-kilograms-heroin. URL: https://proofaml.com/articles/illegal-alien-sentenced-for-role-in-trafficking-almost-2-kilograms-of-heroin-doj89d6243b98e8/

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