BUFFALO MAN GOING TO PRISON FOR SELLING DRUGS THAT LED TO AN OVERDOSE DEATH

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Darryl Sweat, 32, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution of cocaine, fentanyl, and para-fluorofentanyl, was sentenced to serve 170 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stacey N. Jacovetti, who handled the case, stated that on April 18, 2022, Sweat sold cocaine to a regular customer identified as V.O. On April 20, 2022, law enforcement officers and emergency personnel arrived at V.O.’s residence and determined that V.O. was deceased. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be acute mixed drug intoxication, to include cocaine, fentanyl, para-fluorofentanyl, and tramadol. Subsequently, on May 19 and May 26, 2022, investigators made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Sweat.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino, III, New York Field Division, and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia.