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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charge
BUFFALO, N.Y—Juan Montanez, a 47-year-old Buffalo man, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.
The charge against Montanez, which was announced by U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine, or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Catherine Baumgarten stated that Montanez was one of three defendants arrested on March 6, 2012, after law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Buffalo.
During the search, officers seized heroin, cocaine, ammunition, and drug paraphernalia. Montanez’s co-defendants, Erick Joel Reyes Barretto and Pascual Giovanny Navarro Gonzalez, are also facing charges related to the case.
Barretto was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine and was sentenced to 60 months in prison in April 2013.
Gonzalez is scheduled to go to trial on August 6, 2013. The sentencing for Montanez is set for October 4, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. before Judge Skretny.
The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian R. Crowell, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department, under the direction of Sheriff Timothy Howard, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, under the direction of Colonel John Born.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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