An individual identified as Jovani Correa-Gutierrez has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for his involvement in heroin trafficking, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
Correa-Gutierrez, a 40-year-old Mexican national who was illegally present in the United States at the time of his arrest, pleaded guilty in May 2025 to conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge Annemarie C. Axon.
Court documents state that on April 13, 2021, Correa-Gutierrez and a co-conspirator attempted to distribute nearly two kilograms of heroin to a confidential source at a business location in Bessemer, Alabama. Both individuals were taken into custody when they arrived at the site, and law enforcement seized the drugs.
The Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation into this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison Garnett prosecuted.
"An illegal alien has been sentenced on heroin-trafficking charges," said U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
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