( KRON ) — An Oakland woman who ran an on-demand drug delivery service that catered to young professionals and students has been sentenced to four years in federal prison. The United States Department of Justice announced Friday that Natalie Marie Gonzalez was the leader of a drug trafficking service that supplied drugs to customers across the Bay Area.
Gonzalez, 31, was indicted along with three co-defendants in October, 2023. Last September, she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and substance containing methamphetamine.
According to the plea agreement cited by the DOJ, Gonzalez used elaborate means to serve customers around the Bay Area through an illicit drug business known as “The Shop.” The business supplied a broad range of controlled substances and required a $300 minimum for postal shipments and local delivery.
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Gonzalez used the encrypted messaging app Signal and paid her delivery drivers — some of whom were her co-defendants — to deliver drugs to customers. During the investigation, Gonzalez told an undercover agent that her customer base was “a lot of students and young professionals.”…