BUFFALO, NY – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan today announced that Maria Guadalupe Martinez-Plascencia, 48, of Guadalajara, Mexico, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin before Senior U.S. District Judge William...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced that Alex Taylor, 49, of San Jose, was arrested on Saturday, March 2, 2019, outside his residence in San Jose, Calif., for impersonating a federal agent. The DEA San Jose Resident Office began their investigation in...

NEWARK, NJ - Two men facing charges based on the seizure of more than 20 kilograms of fentanyl made their initial court appearances in Newark federal court today, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenit, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Maximillian Sams, 31, of Elmira, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, was...

NEW YORK – Special Agent in Charge Raymond Donovan, New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration; United States Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, Southern District of New York; Commissioner James P. O’Neill, New York City Police Department; Acting Superintendent Keith M. Corlett, New York State Police; Special Agent in Charge...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Antonio Broadus, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of butyryl fentanyl. The charge...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Pablo Lugo III, 23, of Lockport, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 168 months in prison...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Aaron Hicks, aka Boog, aka Boogy, 34, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute marijuana, was sentenced to serve 30 years in...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan today announced that Marcus Adside, 30, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and butyryl fentanyl, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Freddie Silva Otero, 49, of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of...