Honduran with nearly a quarter-century of San Francisco drug dealing under his belt gets time-served one-month sentence
A Honduran with nearly a quarter-century of San Francisco drug dealing under his belt pleaded guilty to narcotics trafficking at the city’s federal courthouse today, was given a time served sentence of just over a month and sent for deportation.
Franklin Gonzales, 44, was arrested on the evening of August 12 2025 in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood, after being seen selling drugs, and found to be carrying methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine.
The court was told that Gonzales had been arrested for drug dealing in San Francisco in 2002, 2009 and 2023, but not convicted. He had been convicted of dealing once, 15 years ago, prosecutors said.
This morning in courtroom six of San Francisco federal courthouse, Gonzales pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer imposed the sentence jointly-recommended by attorneys for the prosecution and defense.
The disposition was part of the U.S. Attorney’s ailing ‘fast track’ program, designed to rapidly detain foreign drug offenders, secure rapid guilty pleas under threat of more severe federal punishment and have them handed over to ICE in as little as a few weeks. The scheme appears to have had little impact and some deported offenders have already returned to San Francisco and resumed drug dealing.
“If deported, he must not reenter the United States without the express consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security,” warned Judge Breyer.
Gonzales declined an opportunity to address the court.
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