BUFFALO, N.Y. – A federal indictment has charged Tyrone Green and Brennen Bryant, Jr. with selling heroin linked to the death of a Hamburg man.
The indictment, returned by a federal grand jury, charges Green, 24, and Bryant, 25, both of Buffalo, with possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, as well as heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Timothy C. Lynch and Seth T. Molisani, the charges stem from an investigation into the overdose death of a Hamburg man on March 26, 2018.
Through text messages on the decedent’s cellular telephone, detectives with the Hamburg Police Department and Special Agents with the DEA identified Green and Bryant as the decedent’s suppliers.
Law enforcement officers then set up a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Green, who was arrested when he arrived to sell the fentanyl.
The investigation, led by the Hamburg Police Department under the direction of Chief Gregory Wickett, the DEA under the direction of Special-Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt, the New York State Police under the direction of Major Edward Kennedy, and the Orchard Park Police Department under the direction of Chief Mark Pacholec, uncovered that between October 2017, and January 2018, the New York State Police made numerous controlled purchases of butyryl fentanyl, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin from both defendants.
The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
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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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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