DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Crack cocaine dealer pleads guilty for selling crack cocaine at a public housing facility

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Nafese J. Sanford, 27, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine before U.S District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries...
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Buffalo man sentenced for conspiring to sell fentanyl

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Jose Alvarez, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, butyryl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 12...
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Seven-year sentence for crack cocaine distributor

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Derrick Washington, 41, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 28 grams or more of crack cocaine...
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Syracuse man pleads guilty to cocaine and firearms charges

SYRACUSE, NY – Michael Cozzens, 34, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a stolen gun. The announcement was made...
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Operation Oxy-Concourse: NY Attorney General’s Office and DEA take down narcotics distribution ring in New York City

BRONX, NY – Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and Attorney General Letitia James today announced the indictment of 28 individuals involved in a large narcotics trafficking ring operating in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester County and Connecticut. This network of oxycodone dealers and...
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Rochester man pleads guilty to selling cocaine

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Raul Matos, 45, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr...
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Man sentenced to 46 months for role in drug pipeline from Puerto Rico to Tonawanda, N.Y.

BUFFALO, NY – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Osvaldo Rivera-Amaro, 46, of Tonawanda, N.Y., who was convicted of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine, was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison by U.S...
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Former medical doctor sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for unlawful distribution of opioids and causing the overdose death of a patient

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Martin Tesher, a former family medical doctor, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie to 20 years’ imprisonment for nine counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and one count of unlawful distribution of oxycodone and fentanyl that resulted...
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Rochester man sentenced on gun and drug charges

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Ramon Perdomo, 38, of Greece, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, and being a felon in...
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Buffalo couple charged with selling heroin linked to overdose

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Orlando Albert-Arroyo, 24, and Genesis Tolentino-Cruz, 25, both of Buffalo, N.Y., were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and...