Buffalo Man Indicted In Jamestown Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 10:15 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
BUFFALO, NY.- A 46-year-old Buffalo, New York, man is facing up to life in federal prison after being charged in a Federal Indictment in a Jamestown, New York, drug trafficking conspiracy.
On Thursday, May 15, 2025, a Federal Grand Jury for the Western District of New York returned an indictment charging Jason Talley, 46, of Buffalo, New York, with multiple counts of federal narcotics conspiracy for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed quantities of fentanyl and heroin in the Jamestown, New York, area and elsewhere in the Western District of New York.
According To The U.S. Attorney’s Office
According to U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo and charging information unsealed in the indictment, it is alleged that between 2018 and May 22, 2022, Tally conspired with Joseph S. Zaso and others to sell heroin and fentanyl in the Jamestown area.
Co-defendants include Andres Pizzaro Campos, Joseph Thayer, Max Pizzaro Campos, Cindy Frank, Edward Leeper, and Jaquez L. Thomas. Joseph Zaso was previously charged and convicted and is awaiting sentencing.
Talley made his initial appearance, was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer, and was ordered detained pending trial. If convicted at trial, Talley faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison.
“The rules of the federal court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
