LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two separate federal drug prosecutions in the Eastern District of Kentucky moved toward guilty pleas this week, and newly filed plea papers spell out how agents say each case unfolded — from a 28-kilogram cocaine load steered to a Lexington garage to a Georgetown house where police reported finding more than $251,000 in cash and bags of “M30” fentanyl pills.
In the cocaine case, Isaias Santos-Trujillo filed a plea agreement Monday in a conspiracy charge that carries a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence, according to the document filed in U.S. District Court. The statement of facts says the case began Feb. 11, 2025, when Arkansas State Police stopped a northbound vehicle on I-40 and found about 28 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in an aftermarket compartment. After field tests were positive, agents arranged a controlled delivery to Lexington, replacing the load with look-alike packages, the filing says.
Surveillance teams watched a man later identified as Santos-Trujillo meet the vehicle and drive it to a residence on Broadview Drive, where he pulled it into a detached garage, according to the plea document. DEA agents, Kentucky State Police and Lexington police then moved in and detained him without incident. Investigators later reported that Santos-Trujillo had recently arrived from Mexico, had agreed with another person to accept cocaine shipments, and had phone messages with instructions on how to open the hidden compartment, the filing states. Kentucky State Police lab testing later confirmed cocaine consistent with distribution, in an approximate weight of 28 kilograms. The plea document lists the statutory penalty as at least 10 years in prison, a fine up to $10 million and at least 10 years of supervised release…