article_snippet.sent: A Mississippi Senator's personal assistant has been charged with trafficking drugs from China to use as payment for sexual favors.
article_snippet.sent: Police launched an investigation after seizing a package on April 9 with over a kilo of the date rape drug GBL addressed to  Fred Pagan, office manager and personal assistant to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS).
article_snippet.sent: Raiding  Fred Pagan, office manager and personal assistant to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) on Thursday,  Fred Pagan, office manager and personal assistant to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) uncovered 181.5 grams of meth.
article_snippet.sent: Senator: Thad Cochran (R-MS) has yet to comment on the fact that Thad Cochran (R-MS) personal assistant and office manager Fred Pagan has been charged with trafficking drugs, including methamphetamine, from China .
article_snippet.sent: The paper states  Fred Pagan, office manager and personal assistant to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), has worked for Thad Cochran (R-MS) since Thad Cochran (R-MS) was 16 years old.
article_snippet.sent: Thad Cochran (R-MS) is charged with one count of possession and intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of importing a controlled substance.
article_snippet.sent: ) spokesman Chris Gallegos confirmed a staff member had been arrested but refused to confirm further details.
article_snippet.sent: Sen Cochran's spokesman Chris Gallegos told The Washington City Paper: 'Our office is in the process of consulting with Senate legal counsel.'
article_snippet.sent: GBL, the drug Thad Cochran (R-MS) allegedly acquired from a dealer in China, is similar to the date rape drug GHB.
highlights_snippet.sent: Sen Cochran has yet to comment on the arrest .