Trio Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin

Cesar Jaime Ayala, 37, of Mission, Texas; Eugene Harwood, 57, of Greenbrier, Arkansas; Victor Gutierrez, 55, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Marcos Callejas-Nava, 35, of Marietta, South Carolina, were charged today by Indictment with one count each of conspiracy to distribute 1 kilogram or more of heroin, possession with intent to distribute 1 kilogram or more of heroin, possession with intent to distribute 1 kilogram or more of heroin within 1000 feet of a school, and aiding and abetting, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. In addition, Victor Gutierrez was also charged with one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises.

If convicted the defendants face a maximum possible sentence of lifetime imprisonment, lifetime supervised release, $30,000,000 fine, and $300 special assessment. For count 4, Gutierrez faces an additional maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, $500,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Montgomery County Narcotics Enforcement Team, and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer B. Jordan.