United States Attorney James T. Jacks
Northern District of Texas

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txn/

FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS AMARILLO, TEXAS, TRUCK DRIVER
ON DRUG CHARGES

AMARILLO, Texas — A federal jury has convicted Vongsavat Sayasang, 38, of Amarillo, Texas, on both counts of an indictment charging him with felony drug offenses, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Specifically, the jury found Sayasang guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit a drug offense and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Sayasang, who has been in federal custody since his arrest in mid-November 2009, faces a maximum statutory sentence of life in prison and a $4 million fine. He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson on March 17, 2010.

The government presented evidence at trial that on August 27, 2009, special agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), who were conducting surveillance, observed Sayasang conduct a drug transaction with another individual. Further evidence presented by the government showed that Sayasang delivered 4628 grams of methamphetamine to this other individual. Shortly thereafter, troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped Sayasang, who was driving a truck tractor with a concealed compartment in the cab.

The case was investigated by DEA and DPS. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Vicki Lamberson and Matt Gulde of the Amarillo, Texas, U.S. Attorneys Office were in charge of the prosecution.

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