(WNY News Now) – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has confirmed the sentencing of a29-year-old Jamestown, NY, man to 36 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine. The verdict was delivered by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. Wright, who handled the case, stated that on January 31, 2020, a Cattaraugus County Sherriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop of Eddie Ortiz-Ortiz’s vehicle. As the deputy spoke with Ortiz, he detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. A Cattaraugus County K-9 unit was brought in and provided a positive alert to a wrapped white package located within the vehicle. The package contained approximately 1,000 grams of cocaine.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Cattaraugus County Sherriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Field Division.





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