Jamestown Man Going To Prison For Selling Fentanyl

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Alfredo Diaz a/k/a Dindo, 59, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and to distribute, fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael J. Adler and Evan K. Glaberson, who handled the case, stated that in April 2020, investigators conducted three controlled purchases of fentanyl from Diaz. On May 13, 2020, searches were conducted of both Diaz’s residence as well as a storage unit he used. In the residence, investigators located approximately $8,000 in U.S. currency as well as drug distribution paraphernalia, including glassine bags and a digital scale. In the storage unit, a black 2016 Cadillac SRX sport utility vehicle registered to Diaz, as well as approximately $44,075 U.S. currency, was seized. The vehicle also contained a digital scale and packaging material. 

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Jamestown Police Department and the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force, under the direction of Jamestown Police Chief Timothy Jackson; Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew; the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force, under the direction of Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb; the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff James Quattrone; the Ellicott Police Department, under the direction of Chief William Ohnmeiss Jr.; and the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Eugene Staniszewski.

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