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Bronx man sentenced for importation of synthetic cannabinoids

ALBANY, N.Y. – Mansoor Ghaleb, age 30, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute synthetic cannabinoids. The announcement was made by Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of...
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Pennsylvania man and California woman charged with federal drug and firearms crimes

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kyle Leeper, 35, of Pennsylvania and Arlene Rodriguez, 35, of Almonte, California appeared today in federal court in Syracuse on an indictment charging them with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine, as well as firearms offenses, announced Ray Donovan, Special Agent in...
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Leader of Jamestown drug organization pleads guilty to selling cocaine

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sigfredo Martinez, 47, of Celeron, N.Y. pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more...
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 17 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

FORT WAYNE – Dorrion Jefferson, age 35, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Jefferson was sentenced to 204 months in prison, followed by five years...
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Minnesota man sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in Eau Claire

MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Todd Anderson, 38, of Centerville, Minnesota was sentenced on Friday, August 16, by U.S. District...
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Lewis County man sentenced to serve 101 months’ imprisonment on drug and firearms charges

SYRACUSE, NY – Victor Ehlers, 37, of Lyons Falls, New York, and Lowville, New York, was sentenced to serve 101 months in prison followed by a three year term of supervised release for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute it, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...
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Cheektowaga man pleads guilty to selling fentanyl

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Byron Cobb, aka Tone, 39, of Cheektowaga, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to...
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Buffalo man sentenced for possession of butyryl fentanyl

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Myles Scales, 28, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute butyryl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 18...
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12-year sentence for cocaine trafficker caught with 30 kilograms of cocaine in his car

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Edgar Joel Jimenez-Rodriguez, 40, of North Tonawanda, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute...
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Long Island man convicted of trafficking narcotics in South Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Following a two-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict against Rafael Antonio Fabian for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, specifically crack cocaine. When sentenced by United States Chief District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry, the defendant faces a...