Edmundo Reyes, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Texas 2013

A massive methamphetamine trafficking organization in Texas has been dealt a significant blow with the indictment of eight individuals on federal drug conspiracy charges, according to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Kenneth Magidson.

The indictment, which was returned under seal on June 5, 2013, arose from a two-year investigation that culminated in arrests made this morning. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Mark E. Donnelly and Tim S. Braley.

Among the arrested was Edmundo Reyes, a 34-year-old from Spring, who is facing six counts of drug possession and conspiracy. Reyes, also known as 'Mundo' or 'Bossman,' is accused of leading the methamphetamine trafficking organization.

Four other individuals were also taken into custody today - Gerardo Garcia, 34, Delfino Maldonado, 30, Christopher Mejia, 22, and Alexander Reyes, 30, all of Houston. These five made their initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Hanks, at which time the indictment was unsealed by order of the court.

Charged and previously in custody are Jeremy Perkins, 32, of Louisiana, and Refugio Ibarra, 26, of Mexico. They are expected to be transferred into federal custody to make their initial appearances in the near future. Salvador Izaguirre, 31, of Houston, is also charged but not as yet in custody. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the U.S. Marshals Service at 713-718-4800.

The seven-count indictment alleges that the eight men conspired with one another and others known and unknown from February 2009 through June 2013 to distribute methamphetamine. Reyes is charged in five additional substantive drug trafficking counts. Each of the remaining defendants is also charged in at least one additional substantive count of possessing with intent to distribute various quantities of methamphetamine.

Agents and task force officers executed search warrants at four separate residences, resulting in the seizure of eight vehicles, more than $30,000, approximately nine ounces of methamphetamine, and multiple firearms. The seizures occurred pursuant to forfeiture warrants authorizing the recovery of property alleged to have been purchased with the proceeds of illegal narcotics sales.

If convicted of the conspiracy charge, all defendants face a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life imprisonment as well as a $10 million fine. All substantive counts carry an equal or lesser possible sentence depending upon the amount of drugs involved.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/several-arrested-large-scale-methamphetamine-conspiracy