Julio Sanchez, Heroin Charge, New York 2014

Buffalo Man Sentenced on Heroin Charge

A Buffalo man has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a heroin trafficking operation.

Julio Sanchez, 30, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura A. Higgins, Sanchez and four co-defendants were arrested in February 2014 after a search warrant was executed at a residence on West Delavan Avenue. During the search, officers recovered more than 100 grams of heroin, drug packaging paraphernalia, and $4,000 in cash.

Sanchez’s co-defendants, Tomas Figueroa, Elias Figueroa, Steven Martinez, and Jeffrey Coleman, were also convicted and arrested at the scene. Sanchez is the first of the five defendants to be sentenced.

The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt, New York Field Division.

Contact: Barbara Burns, (716) 843-5817, (716) 551-3051.

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