A Houston man was sentenced on Apr. 3 to 20 years in federal prison for his role in distributing multiple narcotics and engaging in money laundering, according to Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck.
The sentencing of Cyrus Boujabadi, age 33, highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement to dismantle organized drug operations that impact local communities. Boujabadi pleaded guilty on June 6, 2025, to possessing MDMA with intent to distribute and conducting a monetary transaction involving criminally derived property.
U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. ordered Boujabadi to serve the prison term followed by five years of supervised release and imposed a $5,000 fine. The court heard evidence that Boujabadi acted as an organizer in the scheme, used couriers to avoid detection by law enforcement, distributed drugs from his residence, maintained drug trafficking as a pattern of criminal livelihood, and possessed a firearm related to his activities.
According to authorities, from January 2019 through July 2023 Boujabadi conspired with others using messaging applications and directed couriers for deliveries while accepting payments both in cash and electronically. Law enforcement seized various drugs including methamphetamine, MDMA tablets, Xanax pills, marijuana products such as THC oils and edibles as well as psilocybin mushrooms during a search at his home. They also found cash and cryptocurrency believed to be proceeds from drug sales.
Boujabadi deposited these funds into accounts he controlled for personal enrichment—including purchasing properties in Tennessee which have since been forfeited—and five others have already been convicted or sentenced in connection with this conspiracy.
This operation is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established under Executive Order 14159 aimed at combating cartels and transnational crime organizations operating within the United States. The task force brings together agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration; Texas Department of Public Safety; Houston Police Department; Harris County Sheriff’s Office; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Marshals Service; U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Department of Transportation/IRS; Katy Police Department along with prosecution led by the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
The U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas has had notable leaders including Alamdar Hamdani (2022-2025) among its former heads according to its official history page. The office maintains locations across Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen and Brownsville as described on its official website, operates under the U.S Department of Justice serving under the Attorney General according to official information, employs over 200 attorneys covering more than nine million residents across forty-three counties as detailed online, focuses on prosecuting federal crimes along with handling civil cases involving government interests according to its website.
Boujabadi will remain in custody pending transfer to a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility yet-to-be determined.
