Kayleb Reyos, Heroin Trafficking, New Mexico 2016

Rio Rancho Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Heroin Trafficking Charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Kayleb Reyos, 22, of Rio Rancho, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to heroin trafficking charges.

Reyos and his co-defendant, Joshua Greene, 19, of Albuquerque, N.M., were arrested in May 2016, as the result of a DEA investigation into heroin and methamphetamine trafficking in northwest Albuquerque.

According to the criminal complaint filed against them, Greene and Reyos sold an aggregate of 36 ounces (2.25 pounds) of heroin and 3 ounces (.18 pounds) of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement agent during a series of transactions occurring between February 2016 and May 2016.

Reyos pled guilty to a felony information charging him with conspiracy and distribution of heroin. In entering the guilty plea, Reyos admitted that from February 4, 2016, through May 17, 2016, he was part of a small-scale drug trafficking organization that operated in northwest Albuquerque.

Reyos faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Under the terms of his plea agreement, he will be sentenced within the range of 60 to 87 months in federal prison. Each will be on supervised release for a term to be determined by the court after completing his prison sentence.

Reyos and Greene jointly will be required to forfeit $28,135 in cash in addition to paying a money judgment in the amount of $28,250. In addition, Greene will have to forfeit a handgun and a gold necklace set with 1,728 natural diamonds valued at $11,555.

This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristopher Houghton and Alexander Uballez are prosecuting the case as part of the New Mexico Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Initiative.

The HOPE Initiative was launched in January 2015 by the UNM Health Sciences Center and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in response to the national opioid epidemic which has had a disproportionately devastating impact on New Mexico. Opioid addiction has taken a toll on public safety, public health and the economic viability of our communities.

Working in partnership with the DEA, Bernalillo County Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins, Albuquerque City Councilor Diane Gibson, Healing Addiction in our Community (HAC), the Albuquerque Public Schools and other community stakeholders, HOPE’s principal goals are to provide education and prevention, treatment and recovery services, and to address the root causes of addiction in our communities.

Kayleb Reyos, 22, of Rio Rancho, N.M., pled guilty to conspiracy and distribution of heroin, faces 20 years in prison.

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