Nathaniel Myers a/k/a Stretch, Cocaine Conspiracy, New York 2020

BUFFALO, N.Y. – In a stunning turn of events, Nathaniel Myers a/k/a Stretch, a 26-year-old member of the Milla Gangsta Bloods Gang, pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 500 grams or more of cocaine.

The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeremiah E. Lenihan and Joel L. Violanti, who are handling the case, stated that the defendant has been in custody at the Niagara County Jail pending the resolution of two separate federal indictments.

While at the Niagara County Jail, Myers met Individual 1, who was later released from custody at the jail. Beginning in January 2020, investigators learned that the defendant had been in communication with Individual 1, in an effort to obtain large amounts of narcotics for distribution in the Buffalo area.

In jail calls, Myers agreed to pay Individual 1 $39,000 for a kilogram of heroin, as well as $3,000 to Individual 2 who would be driving the kilogram of heroin from North Carolina to Buffalo.

On January 13, 2020, Individual 2 delivered the kilogram of heroin to Individual 3 for further distribution. After being told by Individual 3 that the narcotics received “mixed reviews,” Myers arranged for another kilogram of heroin to be sent from the Chula Vista, CA, area to a residence on Leonard Street in Buffalo.

Myers previously pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, controlled substances and 280 grams or more of crack cocaine, which carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Byron Lockwood.

Sentencing is scheduled for May 20, 2021, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.

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