Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Charges
A 26-year-old Buffalo man has admitted to selling heroin and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin, in a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
Marcos Mueses, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, butyryl fentanyl, 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl, and fentanyl.
The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
Between January of 2018 and May of 2018, Mueses and others conspired to distribute amounts of controlled substances, selling them to a Drug Enforcement Administration informant on six separate occasions, authorities said.
Subsequent testing determined the substances contained heroin, butyryl fentanyl, and 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl, which is a highly potent synthetic opioid.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, New York Field Division.
Mueses is scheduled to be sentenced on June 20, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. before Judge Geraci. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
Contact: Barbara Burns, (716) 843-5817, (716) 551-3051.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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