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Buffalo Man Arrested Following Months Of Surveillance Going To Prison For Five Years On Crack Cocaine Charge

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York

CONTACT: Barbara Burns
PHONE: (716) 843-5817
FAX #: (716) 551-3051

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that James Terrell, 37, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who handled the case, stated that in the summer of 2019, investigators learned that Terrell was involved in bulk currency money drops. On August 20, 2019, Terrell was observed exchanging a bag and a traffic stop was conducted on Terrell’s vehicle. Investigators seized $80,110 and two cellular telephones from inside the center console of the vehicle. On April 9, 2020, Terrell was observed leaving an Earl Place residence with a package, which contained a kilogram of cocaine. 

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Scarpino; the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff John Garcia; and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Byron Lockwood.

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Updated January 14, 2022

Topic
Drug Trafficking