Additional charges added for Granite Shoals man arrested for practicing medicine without a license
Daniel Alejos, 50, of Granite Shoals, arrested on Feb. 2 for multiple felony drug charges. Burnet County Jail photo
A Granite Shoals man accused of practicing medicine without a license is now also facing multiple drug charges – including a first-degree felony – for large quantities of “controlled substances.”
Daniel Alejos, 50, was arrested by Granite Shoals police on Monday, Feb. 2, and released the following day on bond after authorities filed five drug-related charges stemming from a months-long investigation conducted by local law enforcement.
Alejos was initially arrested on Jan. 9 on a third-degree felony charge of practicing medicine without a license.
Four of the charges allege manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance in penalty groups 3 or 4, which includes certain prescription medications. Each of those charges is classified as a state jail felony, punishable by 180 days to 2 years in prison, with bonds set at $50,000 per charge.
Alejos is also charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1, involving an alleged amount of between four and 200 grams of an undisclosed substance.
Penalty Group 1 is the most serious classification of controlled substances, and includes drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and ketamine. That charge is classified as a first-degree felony, which is punishable by five to 99 years in prison.
According to Burnet County Sheriff Calvin Boyd, the investigation began after several local physicians alerted law enforcement to concerns that Alejos was practicing medicine without a license. The investigation culminated in the execution of search warrants by the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office and the Llano County Sheriff’s Office in January.
Search warrants were served at Alejos’ home practice at 107 E. Blue Briar in Granite Shoals and at his recently opened clinic, Clinica Hispana Santa Maria, located in Kingsland.