Assistant U.S. Attorney Wei Xiang, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment, over a nine month period between 2012 and 2013, Brown trafficked 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. In addition the defendant is accused of maintaining a stash house on East Delavan Avenue in Buffalo and bribing a United States postal carrier for help receiving drug shipments. The indictment further states that Brown made false statements regarding his citizenship.
The defendant was arraigned this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy. He is being held pending a detention hearing on Nov. 19, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James C. Spero, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Adam S. Cohen, the United States Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Acting Inspector in Charge James Buthorn, the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Monica Weyler, Eastern Area Field Office, Philadelphia, PA, and the Amherst Police Department, under the direction of Chief John Askey.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
