Francisco Capado-Gonzalez, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Heroin Trafficking, Washington 2024

A Mexican national with a history of drug trafficking has been sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison for distributing cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin in Seattle.

Francisco Capado-Gonzalez, 39, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by Judge Kymberly K. Evanson, according to U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman.

Capado-Gonzalez, who has twice been convicted of drug trafficking, was arrested on October 19, 2023, in SeaTac, Washington. He was in custody since his arrest and pleaded guilty on September 6, 2024.

According to records filed in the case, in the fall of 2023, Capado-Gonzalez approached someone he believed would be a drug customer, who was actually a person working with law enforcement. Capado-Gonzalez and his co-conspirators claimed they could provide pound quantities of methamphetamine.

On October 19, 2023, the person working with law enforcement was scheduled to pick up the drugs at a SeaTac motel. Instead, law enforcement arrived at the room. Capado-Gonzalez attempted to flee into a wooded area near the hotel but was arrested.

Prosecutors emphasized that methamphetamine is present in many drug overdoses, writing to the court, “In 2023, 58% of all overdose deaths in King County involved methamphetamine. And here, Capado-Gonzalez had a leadership role in a conspiracy to distribute at least 44 pounds of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine, as well as 542 grams of a mixture or substance containing heroin and 591 grams of a mixture or substance containing cocaine.”

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Amanda McDowell and Michael Harder.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/drug-trafficker-two-prior-convictions-sentenced-more-5-years-prison-distributing