Unit Seized Cash and 9 Ounces of Coke

Buffalo, NY – Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard reports Armond Cleague, 33 of Buffalo, was arrested just after 2:00 P.M. on October 5th on felony drug-related charges.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit was conducting a 6-month-long investigation into Cleague’s drug dealing activities.  Cleague was arrested near Duerstein Street and Junior Avenue in Buffalo after he tried fleeing from Deputies in a vehicle.

As part of their investigation, members of the Narcotics Unit recovered 9 ounces of cocaine, a quantity of marijuana, and approximately $8,800.00 in U.S currency.  Cleague is charged with a class A-1 felony for criminal possession of a narcotic – 8-ounce or more, a class B felony for criminal possession of a narcotic with intent to sell, a misdemeanor count of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, and a violation for marijuana possession.

The defendant is being held at the Erie County Holding Center Pending his arraignment in Buffalo City Court.