Antwan Hugley, Cocaine Conspiracy, New York 2016

Antwan Hugley, a 37-year-old man from Buffalo, was arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, in the Western District of New York.

Hugley, who was indicted in June 2015, evaded arrest and was tracked by law enforcement officers to Orlando, Florida, where he was arrested on June 29, 2016.

The defendant is accused of conspiring with others, including co-defendant Trammel Bishop, between 2011 and December 9, 2014, to distribute cocaine. On August 13, 2013, Houston, Texas police officers encountered Bishop at the Mega Bus parking lot in Houston, where they discovered approximately five kilograms of cocaine hidden in the back of his suitcase.

Bishop has been convicted and is awaiting sentencing.

The charge against Hugley carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of $10,000,000, or both.

Hugley pleaded not guilty and is being held pending a detention hearing on July 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Adam S. Cohen, Special Agent in Charge, and the Houston Police Department, under the direction of Police Chief Martha I. Montalvo.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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