Buffalo Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. – George Torres, 53, of Buffalo, New York, was sentenced to 168 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara for unlawfully possessing with intent to distribute more than 200 grams of heroin and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation by members of the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel Derenda, Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Delano A. Reid.

On November 13, 2012, Buffalo Police and the FBI executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence at 55 Garner Avenue in Buffalo. During the search, law enforcement officers seized over 200 grams of heroin, three handguns, and $368,000 in United States currency.

The court also ordered the forfeiture of $368,270.00 in drug proceeds and three firearms.

Assistant U.S. Attorney George C. Burgasser, who handled the sentencing, stated that the evidence presented in court demonstrated the defendant’s involvement in the distribution of heroin and the possession of firearms in furtherance of that activity.

Torres was convicted of the charges on [insert date].

The case is part of the ongoing effort by law enforcement to combat the distribution of heroin and other illicit substances in Western New York.

For more information, contact U.S. Attorney’s Office Public Information Officer, Barbara Burns, at (716) 843-5817 or fax (716) 551-3051.

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