Angel Gonzalez, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, New York 2012

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Buffalo man was sentenced on drug charges after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.

According to a sentencing announcement by U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., Angel Gonzalez, 39, of Buffalo, NY, was sentenced to time served (29 months) by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.

Gonzalez was convicted of conspiring with two co-defendants to possess and distribute cocaine in Buffalo between 2006 and December 2010. The defendants stored cocaine and the proceeds of drug sales at Gonzalez’s residence on Auburn Avenue in Buffalo.

The defendant was paid for allowing the money and drugs to be stored at his residence. Gonzalez was arrested in December 2012 along with Renwick Samuel, Mica Donadelle, Kevin Liburd, and James Phillips. All defendants have been convicted.

The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force which includes representatives of the Amherst Police Department; the Buffalo Police Department; U.S. Border Patrol, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Cheektowaga Police Department; the Erie County Sheriff’s Department; the Hamburg Police Department; the Lancaster Police Department; the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Police; the New York State Department of Correctional Services; the New York State Police; and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.

The investigation was a joint effort between multiple law enforcement agencies to disrupt and dismantle a major narcotics trafficking organization in the Buffalo area. The sentencing of Gonzalez brings closure to this case and serves as a reminder of the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to combat drug trafficking and organized crime.

Defendant Information:

Name: Angel Gonzalez

Convicted Charge: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine

City and State: Buffalo, NY

Arrest Date: December 2012

Sentence: Time served (29 months)

Agency responsible for investigation: Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force

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