Daniel Salvador Gomez-Reyes, Methamphetamine Importation, Texas 2015

72-Month Sentence Handed Down for Methamphetamine Importation

A 43-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of importing 75 kilograms of methamphetamine into the country hidden within a load of squash and cactus. Daniel Salvador Gomez-Reyes pleaded guilty on October 29, 2015.

On March 31, 2015, Gomez-Reyes was intercepted by federal agents while driving a semi-truck loaded with squash and cactus into the Pharr port of entry from Mexico. Upon investigation, federal agents soon discovered 75 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden within false compartments in the pallets under the produce. Gomez-Reyes admitted he picked up the narcotics-laden produce under suspicious circumstances in Mexico and that he knew he was importing controlled substances into the U.S.

The estimated value of the load of methamphetamine is estimated to be approximately $1.98 million. Gomez-Reyes will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

The charges against Gomez-Reyes are the result of an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Protection. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David A. Lindenmuth and Alexandro Benavides are prosecuting the case.

As an illegal alien, Gomez-Reyes is expected to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison. U.S. District Judge Randy Crane handed Gomez-Reyes a 72-month sentence, noting the significant weight of the methamphetamine that Gomez-Reyes brought into the United States.

Gomez-Reyes, a 43-year-old Mexican national, was convicted of importing 75 kilograms of methamphetamine into the country hidden within a load of squash and cactus. The estimated value of the load of methamphetamine is approximately $1.98 million.

Daniel Salvador Gomez-Reyes, 43, of Mexico, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for importing nearly $2 million in methamphetamine on March 31, 2015, in McAllen, Texas.

The defendant was ordered to federal prison following his conviction of importing 75 kilograms of methamphetamine into the country.

Daniel Salvador Gomez-Reyes, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to importing 75 kilograms of methamphetamine on October 29, 2015.

Gomez-Reyes, who was driving a semi-truck loaded with squash and cactus, was intercepted by federal agents at the Pharr port of entry from Mexico on March 31, 2015.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/mexican-national-sent-prison-importing-nearly-2-million-meth