Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Astorga, who is handling
the case, stated that according to the complaint, in April 2018, the DEA began
an investigation into a cocaine distribution organization operating in
Rochester and Buffalo, NY. During the course of the investigation, the
defendant was identified as a member of this organization, which was
responsible for the distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine to a network of
customers. Between September 24, 2018, and October 18, 2018, the DEA conducted
three controlled purchases of cocaine from Miles.
On October 25, 2018, the DEA arranged for a controlled
purchase from the defendant in Rochester. Once he arrived at the specified
location, Miles was arrested and law enforcement officers seized approximately
190 grams of suspected crack cocaine and approximately 60 grams of cocaine. A search
warrant was subsequently executed at the defendant’s Paige Street residence
during which officers recovered a loaded 9mm handgun and .22 caliber rifle,
narcotic packaging materials, scales, crack cocaine packaged for distribution,
and packaging materials containing suspected heroin residue.
The defendant made an initial appearance before U.S.
Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy and was detained.
The complaint is the result of an investigation by the Drug
Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge
James J. Hunt, New York Field Division, and the Rochester Police Department,
under the direction of Chief Mark Simmons.
