WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Nazir Binhuguley, 24, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of life.

On May 6, 2025, law enforcement executed the search warrant at Binhuguley's Trent Square apartment, seizing three firearms, ammunition, a high-capacity pistol magazine, drug paraphernalia, a quantity of suspected fentanyl, and approximately $2,165 in cash.

The case was prosecuted by A...