DENVER, CO - Chipotle just can’t catch a break, but this time the scandal does not stem from the company’s iconic burrito restaurants. According to sources such as The Wall Street Journal and Business Insider, the chain’s Chief Creative and Development Officer, Mark Crumpacker, has been included in an indictment of alleged drug buyers from a cocaine ring in New York City.

Made public yesterday, the indictment was reportedly the result of a year-long investigation into a ring of cocaine traffickers in the city. The Wall Street Journal reports that the drug ring was allegedly responsible for the sale of $75,000 worth of cocaine throughout the city. The indictment charges each buyer with a misdemeanor offense—a single count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree.

PR Director for Chipotle, Chris Arnold, released a statement saying that the company has placed Crumpacker on administrative leave. “We made this decision in order to remain focused on the operation of our business, and to allow Mark to focus on these personal matters. Mark’s responsibilities have been assigned to other senior managers in his absence,” he added.

It should be made clear that Chipotle itself is not involved in the alleged crime, but this is just one more incident of less-than-positive PR for the struggling chain. Crumpacker played an integral role in efforts to turn the company around following its 2015 food safety scandals, Fortune reports.

Crumpacker is also one of Chipotle’s highest-paid executives, with him receiving $4.3 million in total compensation including $32,028 for a company car and $45,274 for housing expenses in 2015, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

I, for one, will still be indulging in a burrito or two, but for more on this developing story as news is released, stay tuned.

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