Sabino Osvaldo Gomez-Perez, a 36-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after admitting to trafficking fentanyl in Utah. The sentencing was handed down by a U.S. District Court Judge in Salt Lake City.
Gomez-Perez pleaded guilty on May 29, 2025, to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. According to court records and statements during his plea and sentencing hearings, he was found with 5,857 grams of fentanyl—equivalent to about 58,000 pills—on October 9, 2024. Authorities stated that he had distributed narcotics in both Arizona and Utah before his arrest.
Upon completion of his prison term, Gomez-Perez will be transferred into the custody of the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation proceedings.
Acting U.S. Attorney Felice John Viti for the District of Utah announced the sentence. "The case was investigated by the FBI Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force (WMDTF)." The prosecution was handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah.
The investigation took place under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program. OCDETF focuses on identifying and dismantling high-level criminal organizations that pose threats within the United States through a collaborative approach involving multiple agencies led by prosecutors. More information about this initiative can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
