Mexican illegal alien & Dayton man indicted by grand jury for allegedly attempting to bring more than a kilogram of fentanyl from Philadelphia to Dayton

DAYTON, Ohio - An illegal alien from Mexico and a Dayton man have been charged in the Southern District of Ohio for a fentanyl crime.

Luis Gomez-Andres, 27, and Jonathan Salomon-Muguel, 22, were allegedly caught traveling with more than a kilogram of fentanyl they obtained in Philadelphia to bring back to Dayton.

They are each charged with charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, a federal drug crime that carries a penalty of at least 10 years and up to life in prison. Gomez-Andres is also charged by a bill of information with eluding inspection as an illegal alien.

According to charging documents, Gomez-Andres had been stopped by law enforcement in Dayton in September 2025 and was deported at that time as he lacked legal status in the United States.

Four months later, in January 2026, law enforcement observed that Gomez-Andres had returned to the Dayton area, and they obtained a warrant for his arrest.

On Jan. 21, 2026, the defendant was stopped while driving in the state of Delaware for a traffic violation. Gomez-Andres and Salomon-Muguel were both present in the vehicle, where officers located more than a kilogram of fentanyl - which was intended for distribution in Dayton - in a black metal safe on the backseat of the SUV.

Dominick S. Gerace II, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Joseph O. Dixon, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Detroit announced the charges returned on April 28. Assistant United States Attorney Rob Painter is representing the United States in this case.

An indictment merely contains allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, 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.

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