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. U.S. District Court Judge handed down the sentence following Gomez-Perez’s guilty plea on May 29, 2025, to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute.
Authorities said that on October 9, 2024, Gomez-Perez knowingly possessed about 5,857 grams of fentanyl—an estimated 58,000 pills—and had previously distributed narcotics in both Arizona and Utah before his arrest in Utah.
Following 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 of the District of Utah made the announcement.”
The investigation was conducted 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.
This case was prosecuted under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program. OCDETF uses a multi-agency approach led by prosecutors and driven by intelligence to target and dismantle major criminal organizations threatening the United States. More information about this program is available at Justice.gov/OCDETF.
