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Plattsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy

Deontae Alexander faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to an MDMA trafficking charge in Plattsburgh, New York.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:19 a.m. ET
On August 13, 2026, Deontae Alexander, age 39, of Plattsburgh, New York, pled guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute MDMA, according to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. Proceedings in the case remain open and developing as sentencing is pending and a co-defendant awaits trial. According to official records, Alexander admitted that on April 21, 2026, he agreed with Djosaha Azulphar to sell approximately 3.3 kilograms of MDMA to an informant with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Plattsburgh. While Azulphar met the informant, Alexander held a backpack containing the MDMA at a gas station across the street before hiding it near a tree in nearby woods. DEA agents located the backpack and replaced the MDMA with rocks. When Alexander returned approximately two hours later to retrieve the backpack, he was confronted by the DEA, threw the backpack, attempted to run, and was taken into custody. At sentencing, Alexander faces up to 20 years in federal prison, a fine of up to $1,000,000, and a term of supervised release of at least 3 years and up to life. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III said Alexander now faces up to 20 years in federal prison for his role in trafficking illicit narcotics. Farhana Islam, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division, said the plea was another example of the DEA's commitment to disrupting synthetic drug distribution. Assistant United States Attorney Douglas G. Collyer is prosecuting the case. Co-defendant Djosaha Azulphar has pled not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial on August 24, 2026. Official court records state that

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