BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that Victor Quinones, 23, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before
U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to distribution of heroin. The charge
carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $1,000,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles J. Volkert, Jr., who is
handling the case, stated that on July 16, 2019, the defendant sold heroin to
an individual working with the FBI. A few days later, on July 18, 2019, a
federal search warrant was executed at Quinones’ residence on Leroy Avenue
where he was apprehended. Investigators recovered drug packaging and a quantity
of butyryl fentanyl. Quinones admitted to selling heroin in the Buffalo area
for approximately one year.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Gary
Loeffert, and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of
Commissioner Byron Lockwood.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 24, 2020, before Judge
Vilardo.
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