Buffalo Man Sentenced To Over 3 Years In Prison For Narcotics Conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bryheem Edwards a/k/a  Philly a/k/a  Leroy, 30, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan T. Cullinane, who handled the case, stated that between May 2018 and January 2019, the defendant conspired with co¬defendants, Otis L. Lyons a/k/a Cracks a/k/a “C” and Dalvin Brant a/k/a Turtle, to sell  heroin, cocaine  and  fentanyl. On May 17, 2018, the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled purchase of crack cocaine from co-defendant Otis Lyons. On May 31, 2018, the task force conducted another controlled purchase of crack cocaine, this time from the defendant. Edwards was arrested on October 23, 2018, after investigators observed him meeting with co-defendant Brant. At the time of arrest, investigators recovered a quantity of fentanyl.

Defendants Lyons and Brant were previously convicted and sentenced to time served and 15 months in prison, respectively. 

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin Kelly, and the Niagara County Drug Task Force, under the direction of Sheriff Michael J. Filicetti.