A Galveston resident has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Alan Anthony Gomez, 29, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. On July 30, 2025, U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone sentenced him to 87 months in federal prison.
Court documents show that in November 2022, Gomez was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by law enforcement in Liberty County for a traffic violation. Officers detected the smell of marijuana and noted that the driver and passenger gave conflicting accounts of their whereabouts. During a search of the vehicle, authorities found marijuana, air fresheners, and bundles containing nine kilograms of powder cocaine. Gomez informed officers that the bundles contained cocaine and not fentanyl.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration along with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Grove prosecuted the case.
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