Lincoln Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Victor Aaron Gonzales, 39, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 22, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 500 grams or more of meth mixture, and unspecified amounts of cocaine and marijuana; and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of meth actual. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Gonzales to 240 months’ imprisonment on each count to run concurrently. There is no parole in the federal system. After Gonzales’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

Information provided to law enforcement indicated Gonzales was involved in conspiracy to distribute meth, cocaine, and marijuana in the Lincoln area between February and November of 2022.  He was held responsible for the distribution of more than six kilograms of met during that time. 

On November 16, 2022, investigators obtained search warrants for two residences in Lincoln associated with Gonzales.  Prior to executing one of the warrants at a residence which Gonzales shared with a girlfriend, investigators stopped Gonzales and searched his Jeep, finding a total of approximately 700 grams of meth mixture, later found to contain at least 660 grams of actual meth.  During the search of the residence, investigators found a loaded rifle with a bump stock and ammunition along with scales, baggies, and a cash counter.  On the following day, a search warrant was executed at a separate residence where Gonzales’s wife and children were living.  At that location, marijuana, a scoop with meth residue, ammunition and over $69,000 in cash were found.  The cash was later forfeited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI). 

This case was investigated by the Lincoln/Lancaster County Drug Task Force.