BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Darryl M. Greene, 46, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Astorga, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on July 27, 2017, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) executed a search warrant on a suspicious package mailed from San Diego, California. The package was addressed to a friend of the defendant. Inside, inspectors discovered one kilogram of suspected cocaine.
On July 28, 2017, USPIS and the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a controlled delivery of the package. A package of sham cocaine was delivered to the friend’s Kensington Avenue residence. Within five minutes of the package’s delivery, Greene arrived at the residence and departed with the package. He was arrested a short time later and released.
On Aug. 3, 2017, the USPIS executed a search warrant on another suspicious package from San Diego, California, which was addressed to a recipient identified as “W. Greene" at 1631 Hertel Avenue in Buffalo. The defendant resided at the residence with his mother. The second package contained a ½ kilogram of suspected cocaine. The defendant was arrested again this morning by law enforcement officers.
Greene made an initial appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy and is being held pending a detention on August 9, 2017, at 11:00 a.m.
The complaint is the result of an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Inspector-in-Charge Shelly Binkowski of the Boston Division, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt.
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
