Man And Woman Charged With Attempting

CONTACT:      Barbara Burns
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BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Daryl Vandermark, 44 and Judi Strong, 43, of Amherst, N.Y., appeared before Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. for an initial appearance on the Criminal Complaint filed August 6, 2015.  The Complaint charges them with violating Title 21, United States Code, Sections 952, 960(a)(1) and 963 and Title 18, United States Code, Section 545.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward H. White, who is handling the case, stated that on July 30, 2015, the defendants attempted and conspired to import into the United Sates a Schedule I controlled substance, specifically Alpha-PVP, and imported merchandise contrary to law.
The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by Special Agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Kennedy.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.