Raul Ochoa-Perez, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute, Texas 2014

Raul Ochoa-Perez, 42, Indicted on Additional Charges

LAREDO, Texas – In a shocking turn of events, Raul Ochoa-Perez, a 42-year-old man from Laredo, Texas, has been indicted on a new charge of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.

Ochoa-Perez was originally indicted for conspiracy to kidnap and kidnapping on May 14, 2014. The new charge alleges that he has been a part of a conspiracy to transport drug-laden fire extinguishers since at least 2012.

According to the indictment, in the course of the drug conspiracy, Ochoa-Perez had another individual abducted, bound, and taken to Mexico, where he threatened the lives of that individual’s family if he did not work for him.

Ochoa-Perez is expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Scott Hacker again on the new charges in the near future.

He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison, upon conviction, as well as a potential $10 million fine. The U.S. is also seeking a money judgment in the amount of $3,066,975.

The case is the result of an investigation led by the FBI, with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant United States Attorney James Hepburn is handling the case.

An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.

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