United States Drug Enforcement Administration

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Samuel Gomez, 30, was sentenced to a 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapons charges related to drug trafficking.  Gomez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.  

According to court records, law enforcement personnel executed a federal search warrant at Gomez’s residence on November 6, 2019.  Inside the residence, officers seized a total of approximately 3 pounds of methamphetamine, other substances suspected to be cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, a loaded Ruger pistol, a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver, a loaded MILTAC AR-15-style pistol, two digital scales, baggies, and approximately $6,000. The firearms were located near the seized drugs and were being used by Gomez in furtherance of his drug trafficking crime.  

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration Pensacola Resident Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Pensacola Police Department, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and investigators with the State Attorney’s Office.  It was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.   

More information about this case can be found at www.flnd.uscourts.gov