Claudia Montano Gonzalez, Fentanyl Trafficking, Alabama 2024

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Claudia Montano Gonzalez Sentenced to 39 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

Anniston, Alabama – In a shocking turn of events, a St. Clair County woman has been sentenced to 39 months in prison for her role in a fentanyl trafficking ring.

Claudia Montano Gonzalez, 43, a native and citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze on multiple drug trafficking charges. Gonzalez pleaded guilty 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, in October 2023, Gonzalez sold fentanyl at the Buc-ees travel center in Leeds, Alabama. Gonzalez’s husband and co-defendant, David Angel Alejandres, facilitated the transaction from Mexico, but Gonzalez delivered the fentanyl. After obtaining a search warrant for Gonzalez’s residence in Pell City, agents recovered approximately one kilogram of fentanyl.

The investigation into Gonzalez’s activities was led by the Drug Enforcement Agency, with the assistance of the Pell City Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Brittany T. Byrd is prosecuting the case.

Gonzalez’s husband, David Angel Alejandres, remains at large, having been charged in June 2024 with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

It’s worth noting that an indictment only contains charges, and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.