York County Man Sentenced To 151 Months Imprisonment On Drug Trafficking Charges

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joseph Gallego, age 37, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 28, 2025, to 151 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Keli M. Neary on drug trafficking charges.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, on October 18, 2024, Gallego pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine.  The York County Drug Task Force conducted surveillance on a home in York County and Gallego was observed entering the front door.  Upon entering, the officers met two conspirators at the door and then conducted a safety sweep and found Gallego in the basement. Agents received consent to search the residence and recovered a loaded Glock model 40, 10 mm caliber semiautomatic pistol; a plastic bag containing 76.37 grams of cocaine base; a bag containing 1.13 grams of cocaine base; and a digital scale.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the York County Drug Task Force.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Ford prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline), a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).          

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