Kwashie Ajavon, Gun and Drug Charges, New York 2023

A 33-year-old Greece man was sentenced to 87 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and/or ammunition.

Kwashie Ajavon, 33, of Greece, NY, was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and/or ammunition, and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.

On August 13, 2019, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the defendant's residence on Estall Road in Greece. During the search, officers recovered three loaded firearms, approximately $1,200 in cash, methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug packaging materials and cutting agents. Officers also searched a vehicle pursuant to a search warrant and recovered a quantity of crack cocaine and a scale.

Ajavon was previously convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree in Monroe County Court in 2008 and sentenced to 42 months in prison, making him legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief La'Ron Singletary, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. Devito, New York Field Division.

The case was brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office as part of its Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, which focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

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

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/greece-man-sentenced-gun-and-drug-charges