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Three charged in federal murder, drug conspiracy, and firearm indictment

February 14, 2020
SYRACUSE, NY – Kyle Leeper, 36, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, Ramon Nieves Cotto, 28, of DeRuyter, New York, and Arlene Rodriguez, 36, of Montebello, California, were named as defendants Thursday in a federal superseding indictment that includes charges of murder during a drug conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent...
February 14, 2020
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Gun and drug trafficking ring dismantled in the Bronx

February 13, 2020
BRONX, N.Y. – New York Attorney General Letitia James, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett, New York City Police Department Commissioner Dermot F. Shea, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge New York...
February 13, 2020
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Cocaine trafficker sentenced in Western District of New York

February 13, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y.— U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Tammy Hoover, 41, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, five kilograms or more of...
February 13, 2020
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Buffalo man going to prison for selling crack cocaine

February 11, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y.— U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Julian Brown, 47, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution of crack cocaine, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison by U.S. District...
February 11, 2020
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Amsterdam man pleads guilty to heroin and fentanyl charge

February 10, 2020
ALBANY, N.Y. – Edwin Rodriguez, aka “Chaka,” 31, of Amsterdam, N.Y., pled guilty today to possessing and intending to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin mixed with fentanyl. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in...
February 10, 2020
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Criminal homicide charges announced in the disappearance of Jose Herran

February 10, 2020
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – District Attorney of Luzerne County Stefanie J. Salavantis, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett, and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot F. Shea announced today that criminal homicide charges have been filed...
February 10, 2020
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Indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging an associate of a Sinaloa Cartel leader with drug-trafficking conspiracy and firearms crimes

February 10, 2020
NEW YORK – A superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Ismael Quintero Arellanes with participating in an international conspiracy to manufacture and distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana and unlawful use of firearms as part of the Rafael Caro Quintero drug trafficking organization, a faction...
February 10, 2020
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Utica men found guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy after jury trial

February 07, 2020
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Abner Peralta 30, and Luis Colon 35, both of Utica, New York, were found guilty of drug trafficking charges yesterday following a five-day jury trial in federal court in Utica, New York, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division...
February 07, 2020
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Leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique sentenced to 24 Years to life for murder and conspiracy

February 07, 2020
MINEOLA, N.Y. –Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that the leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique on Long Island was sentenced today to 24 years to life in prison on murder and conspiracy charges. David Sosa-Guevara...
February 07, 2020
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Long Island gun trafficking ring dismantled

February 05, 2020
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. – New York Attorney General Letitia James, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett, Dermot F. Shea, Commissioner, New York City Police Department, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations New York Field Office Special...
February 05, 2020
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