BUFFALO,
N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that
Samuel Hernandez, of Dunkirk, NY, who was convicted
of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute,
cocaine, was sentenced to 27 months in prison by U.S. District Judge
Elizabeth A. Wolford.
Assistant
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who handled the case, stated that
between 2013 and June 10, 2015, law enforcement officers
investigated a drug trafficking organization led by defendants David
Jesus Pagan and Rafael Burgos, Jr. During the course of the
investigation, it was determined that the defendants distributed
multiple kilograms of cocaine throughout the Dunkirk area.
Hernandez
was arrested in June of 2013 along with David Jesus Pagan, Burgos, as
well as Javier Pagan, Jr., Alvin Torres, Jr., and
Angel Pierluissi. Search warrants were executed at the time of the
arrests at six properties which resulted in the recovery of more than
seven kilograms of cocaine and approximately $175,000 in cash as well as
an AR-15 assault rifle with a 30 round magazine.
All six defendants have been convicted in this case.
The
sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement
Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge
James J. Hunt, New York Field Office; the Dunkirk Police Department,
under the direction of Chief David C. Ortolano; the Chautauqua County
Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Joseph A. Gerace; the
Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, under the
direction of Sheriff Timothy S. Whitcomb; and the Chautauqua County
District Attorney’s Office, under the direction of Patrick Swanson.
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