Illegal Alien Sentenced for Possession of Firearm Silencer

Illegal Alien Sentenced for Possession of Firearm Silencer and Drug Trafficking

Portland, Ore. – On Wednesday, March 18, 2009, United States District Judge Garr M. King sentenced Enrique Reyes-Rodriguez, 35, to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Reyes-Rodriguez previously plead guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm silencer, and possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine and cocaine.

As part of his sentence, Reyes-Rodriguez forfeited the following property: an unregistered firearm silencer; a Ruger .357 caliber SP 101 revolver; a 9mm Hi-Point rifle model 995; a .357 caliber Winchester rifle model 94 Big bore XTR; a Balance 500 Digital Scale; and $8,000 in U.S. currency.

This case was investigated through the joint efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the Longview, Washington, Police Department, which was instrumental to the successful prosecution of this case in Oregon. Reyes-Rodriguez is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons with an immigration detainer and will be deported back to Mexico upon completion of his federal sentence.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jane Shoemaker.

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Mexican gets 10 years for silencer, drugs in Ore.

3/20/2009, 3:13 p.m. PDT
The Associated Press

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 35-year-old Mexican man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for convictions on federal weapons and drug charges in Oregon, including possession of a silencer.

Prosecutors said Enrique Reyes-Rodriguez pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm silencer, and possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and cocaine.

Reyes-Rodriguez was ordered to forfeit the silencer along with a .357-caliber handgun, two rifles and $8,000 in U.S. currency.

The U.S. Attorney's office in Portland said the Longview, Wash., police department led the investigation.

Reyes-Rodriguez will be deported to Mexico after he serves his federal sentence.

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