Jesus Roberto Reyes-Gutierrez, Cocaine Trafficking, Texas 2022

A 27-year-old Alton resident, Jesus Roberto Reyes-Gutierrez, has been sent to prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 22 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Reyes-Gutierrez pleaded guilty on April 6.

Today, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane ordered Reyes-Gutierrez to serve 120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. This sentence comes in light of Reyes-Gutierrez’s prior criminal convictions in federal court and the amount of narcotics Reyes-Gutierrez had when apprehended.

On July 6, 2022, Reyes-Gutierrez was traveling on Highway 77 in Bishop driving a black Jeep Grand Cherokee. Authorities conducted a traffic stop after observing the vehicle commit a minor moving violation.

A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed 20 packages of cocaine weighing approximately 22 kilograms, with an approximate street value of over $500,000 at the time of arrest.

At the time of the plea, Reyes-Gutierrez admitted that she drove to Mexico to pick up the narcotics, then returned to the United States through the Anzalduas Port of Entry and traveled north of the Rio Grande Valley.

Reyes-Gutierrez will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance of the Nueces County Constables Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter I. Brostowin prosecuted the case.

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