(WNY News Now) – BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a multi-state narcotics conspiracy involving the shipment and distribution of large quantities of cocaine across the Western District of New York.
Steven Hoskins, 44, of Buffalo, New York, entered a guilty plea before John L. Sinatra Jr to one count of narcotics conspiracy. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, and a fine of up to $10 million.
According to federal prosecutors, between December 2022 and November 2024, Hoskins conspired with others to coordinate the shipment of cocaine from California to Buffalo using both the U.S. mail system and vehicles equipped with concealed compartments transported across the country…