A Mexican national, Rodolfo Aviles-Reyes, also known as “Omar,” was sentenced in New Orleans on February 25, 2026. Aviles-Reyes, 41, had previously pleaded guilty to charges related to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. He was also convicted of conspiracy to launder money and interstate travel in aid of racketeering.
Aviles-Reyes received a sentence of 120 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $300 mandatory special assessment fee.
Court documents show that Aviles-Reyes and his co-conspirators distributed multi-kilogram amounts of cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin within the Eastern District of Louisiana. The group also transported U.S. currency and narcotics from Louisiana to Mexico for a drug trafficking organization by traveling between New Orleans and other states.
The prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159. The HSTF is described as "a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad." According to the statement: "Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States."
The case involved multiple agencies including agents from Homeland Security; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; as well as local law enforcement such as Gretna Major Crimes Task Force; Kenner Police Department; Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office; St. John’s Parish Sheriff’s Office; Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office; and New Orleans Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman from the Narcotics Unit led the prosecution.
