A federal indictment unsealed this Thursday in the Southern District of Texas has pulled back the curtain on what authorities describe as a massive, cash-only drug operation run by a Weslaco physician. James Robles, 70, now faces serious federal charges for allegedly using his Houston medical clinic as a front to sell prescriptions for highly addictive controlled substances.
According to court records, Robles reportedly bypassed standard medical practices to feed Houston’s black market. Prosecutors allege the doctor conspired with others to distribute oxycodone, hydrocodone, and carisoprodol—drugs that carry significant street value.
The scheme allegedly involved “crew leaders” who would bring in fake patients to obtain the prescriptions. These individuals would then head to complicit pharmacies to fill the orders before reselling the pills illegally…