Son of Gulf Cartel Operator in Texas Sent to Prison for Threatening DEA Agents

The son of a Gulf Cartel operator who helped run a large-scale operation in Texas will spend two and a half years in federal prison for trying to intimidate federal agents. The agents were hunting for his father and potential witnesses against him.

“The Gulf Cartel is a brutal and violent organization, one that this office seeks to disrupt and dismantle,” said U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani in a prepared statement. “So, there is no patience in my office when criminals, like Reyes, use the cartels to intimidate law enforcement and scare witnesses. We take such attempts seriously and will vigorously pursue those who, through such intimidation, seek to subvert our system of justice.

Federal agents targeted that group, which was led by Ignacio “Nacho” Garza and had more than 30 other individuals as part of Operation Ice River. The multicount criminal indictment included Garza’s wife, Rio Grande City’s Secretary Melissa Garza, and local Justice of the Peace Roel “Role” Valadez. In April 2023, Reyes Jr. uploaded a video on social media that showed various radios and had a message against the individuals searching for his father. The video mentioned Reyes Sr. had the support of the Gulf Cartel and that those searching for him should stand down or else.

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