BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that David Garrett, 56, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
According to the criminal complaint, Garrett was sentenced to time served and six years supervised release after being convicted on a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. In August 2026, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and DEA began conducting a joint investigation targeting the shipment of narcotics to the Buffalo area. On September 6, 2026, the USPIS was alerted to a Postal Service parcel being shipped from Puerto Rico to Garrett in Buffalo. On September 9, 2026, investigators executed the search warrant on the parcel and found approximately two kilograms of suspected cocaine inside the parcel concealed inside a white box decorated with pink flowers. On September 11, 2026, investigators conducted a controlled delivery of the parcel, which was replaced with sham, to Garrett’s Sycamore Street residence. After the delivery, Garrett left the residence with the parcel and was arrested a short time later following a traffic stop.
Garrett made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. and was detained.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt I. Kass. The complaint is the result of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Acting Inspector-in-Charge Justin Page, and the DEA, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Farhana Islam, New York Field Division.
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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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Western District of New York — U.S. Department of Justice press release.