Rivera Reyes, Montanez, Alvarez Dejesus, Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, New York 2023
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - In a major blow to the heroin trade, three defendants have pleaded guilty to their roles in a significant heroin ring with ties to Philadelphia.
Pedro Juan Rivera Reyes, 31, Jean Carlos Alvarez Dejesus, 29, both of Rochester, NY, and Edwin Montanez, 27, of the Bronx, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci to conspiracy to distribute heroin.
The charges carry a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, a fine of $5,000,000, or both.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas E. Gregory, the investigation began in 2015 with a multi-agency effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Rochester Police Department.
The investigation revealed that the Philadelphia-based organization regularly supplied large quantities of heroin to a Rochester distribution network, using several cars equipped with hidden compartments.
In May 2015, 11 members of the organization were arrested and charged in connection with the investigation.
To date, five defendants have been convicted.
The pleas are the culmination of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Rochester Police Department, the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, the Greater Rochester Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (GRANET), the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Pennsylvania State Police.
The defendants will be sentenced at a later date.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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