Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey J.L. Brown has been recognized with the True American Hero Award for his role in taking down a major cocaine trafficking network that funneled drugs from Puerto Rico to Central New York, including through U.S. mail.
The award, presented by the Federal Drug Agents Foundation, honors federal law enforcement officers for exceptional performance and dedication. Brown, a veteran prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York, led the prosecution in Operation Kitty Hawk, an investigation that targeted high-volume traffickers using the U.S. Mail to move kilograms of cocaine into Syracuse…