Dodge City, Kansas, Man Sentenced for Possessing More than Eight Pounds of Cocaine

TULSA, Okla. - A Dodge City, Kansas, man was sentenced for possessing more than eight pounds of cocaine that he knowingly transported from Texas to the Northern District of Oklahoma, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Alejandro Aldave, 37, for Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute. Judge Hill ordered Aldave to serve 120 months imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release.

In April 2025, law enforcement became aware that Aldave was distributing large amounts of cocaine out of a home in Tulsa. After receiving a search warrant, an agent installed a tracking device on Aldave's vehicle. His vehicle was tracked from Tulsa to Odessa, Texas. After staying in Odessa for less than twenty minutes, Aldave's vehicle headed back to Tulsa.

During a traffic stop in Tulsa, Aldave admitted to Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. Troopers also smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, Troopers found marijuana vape pens and a hidden compartment with four one-kilogram bundles of cocaine. After arresting Aldave, agents executed a search warrant at his home in Tulsa. Agents found a firearm, ammunition, more than 700 grams of cocaine, and more than 3,000 counterfeit Xanax pills that contained a synthetic opioid commonly known as U-47700.

Data provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) shows that nearly 70% of all drug poisonings and overdose deaths involved synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, and that U-47700 has been linked to at least 46 confirmed overdose deaths. The DEA notes that U-47700 is frequently pressed into pill format and marketed as a wide variety of prescription opioids.

Aldave has two prior convictions related to the distribution and possession of illicit drugs. Court documents show that he has never served time for those convictions. He will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Drug Enforcement Administration Tulsa Resident Office, the Tulsa Police Department, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam McConney prosecuted the case.