A Buffalo man arrested last May in Ontario County during a traffic stop has been indicted by a federal grand jury as part of a wider international drug trafficking investigation.
Authorities say 51-year-old Marlon Holt Jr. was found with nine kilograms of cocaine and 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamine in the vehicle he was driving. He is one of seven individuals from around the globe accused of participating in a drug conspiracy.
Federal prosecutors allege Holt made multiple trips between Texas, New York, and other cities to transport narcotics and large amounts of cash.
Also named in the indictment and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and fentanyl are:
- Winnie Taru Woods a/k/a Ru, 50, of Buffalo
- Sharron McCullough a/k/a Black, 34, of Brooklyn, NY
- Norman Patillo, 44, of Houston, Texas
- Gary Sudesh Gosine, Sr., 50, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago
- Ian Dyer, 25, of Austin, Texas
- Shannell Gosine, 27, of Baytown, Texas
The defendants face a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.
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.
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