Destrehan Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CHRIS HABISREITINGER, age 53, a resident of Destrehan, Louisiana, was sentenced to forty-five months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release and $200.00 in mandatory special assessment fees after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and 846, and possession with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

According to court documents, in February 2020, Drug Enforcement Administration agents identified HABISREITINGER as an ounce-quantity methamphetamine drug trafficker.  During the investigation, several controlled purchases from HABISREITINGER were conducted and, agents identified his source of supply as Eric Rodriguez.  On March 25, 2020, agents arrested Rodriguez and HABISREITINGER.  HABISREITINGER later confirmed to agents that he was an ounce-level methamphetamine trafficker who had been doing such for approximately three months prior to his arrest, and that Rodriguez was his supplier.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.  The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney André Jones of the Narcotics Unit.