Defendant’s Crimes Caught Up to Him in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A Mexican national has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and gun crimes after he was caught by authorities in Elmore County, Alabama.
Agustin Osorio-Lopez, 42, originally from Hidalgo, Mexico, was sentenced on February 10, 2026, to 120 months in federal prison for his crimes. There is no parole in the federal system.
The sentence follows Osorio-Lopez’s guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully present in the United States, and illegal reentry after deportation.
Osorio-Lopez was investigated by law enforcement officers in Elmore County who began looking into suspected drug-trafficking activity in July 2025. During the investigation, agents identified Osorio-Lopez as a person of interest and determined that he was unlawfully present in the United States after having been previously deported on two occasions.
On September 22, 2025, federal agents, along with deputies from the Elmore County Drug Task Force, executed an arrest warrant at a residence in Elmore, Alabama, where Osorio-Lopez was located. During the arrest, law enforcement officers seized methamphetamine, marijuana, multiple handguns, digital scales, and other items commonly associated with drug distribution.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the government to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
Assistant United States Attorney Eric M. Counts prosecuted the case. The investigation was led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) and the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration Southeast Laboratory in Miami, Florida.
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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