Amherst man going to prison on fentanyl charge

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Dewayne Vass, 43, of Amherst, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison  by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch, who handled the case, stated that on July 12, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a Moselle Avenue residence associated with Vass, as well as at Vass’s Sunshine Drive residence, and on his vehicle. Investigators recovered large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, approximately $127,000 in cash, a pistol, and drug paraphernalia.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff John Garcia, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia.

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