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DEA, DA SINI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service & DA’S East End Drug Task Force announce takedown of alleged Montauk Drug distribution ring

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini, the United States Postal Inspection Service and members of the District Attorney’s Office’s East End Drug Task Force today announced the arrest of 16 individuals in connection with an alleged narcotics ring operating in the...
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DEA investigation led to arrest of cocaine trafficker

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Dolores Plumer, 39, of Orchard Park, N.Y., was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine. The charge...
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Buffalo man convicted on state murder charge

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Brown, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribute, 100 grams or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge...
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Hayward resident sentenced to over five years in prison for selling firearms and prescription drugs

OAKLAND, Calif. – Marcos Anthony Hatch was sentenced Friday, August 3, 2018, to 63 months in prison for dealing in firearms and prescription medications without a license and related charges, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Jill...
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Approximately $150K in Narcotics Disguised as Children’s Gifts Recovered in Brooklyn and the Bronx: Three Indicted

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement, Homeland...
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Two members of drug Trafficking ring plead guilty

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Leitscha Poncedeleon, 28, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a minimum...
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Parolee is convicted on multiple drug charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that a federal jury convicted Michael Elder, 38, of Tonawanda, N.Y., of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, possession...
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North Tonawanda man arrested, caught with 30 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a car

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand...
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North Tonawanda man caught, arrested with 30 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car

James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand Island, New York...
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Doctor exchanged distributed prescription medication in exchange for sex

ALBANY, N.Y. - Adrian Morris, age 61, a Clifton Park, New York, psychiatrist specializing in addiction recovery, was arrested today and charged with distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; James...

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