Mexican Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jose Emmanuel Hernandez-Gomez, 30, of Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for trafficking methamphetamine.  Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Hernandez-Gomez to 135 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release. 

On May 8, 2021, a York County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle containing 27 pounds of methamphetamine.  As part of the investigation, it was determined that the methamphetamine was to be delivered to an address in Omaha.  The Drug Enforcement Administration and Omaha Police Department assisted in transporting the vehicle to Omaha, where an undercover officer then went to the address to deliver the methamphetamine.  Hernandez-Gomez came out of the residence and gave the undercover officer $6,000 and took possession of the methamphetamine.  Hernandez-Gomez was then immediately arrested.

This case was investigated by the York County Sheriff’s Office, DEA, and the Omaha Police Department.