Two Syracuse men have been arrested for their roles in a large heroin distribution takedown first announced last week that was funneling drugs to the North Country. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office says 26-year-old Nilo Bachiller and 28-year-old Aundre Cole face conspiracy and drug sale charges for allegedly supplying cocaine and heroin to four other men in St.Lawrence County.
The New York State Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and other local law enforcement agencies conducted a yearlong probe including physical surveillance and hours of wiretaps that allowed authorities to identify and shut down heroin pipelines going to St. Lawrence and other surrounding counties. The Operation yielded $1.1 Million worth of Street Drugs, $100,000 in cash, 13 Guns including three assault rifles and 109-Count Indictment.
Two Syracuse individuals were included in the group of 33 indicted:
Nilo A. Bachiller, 26, Syracuse, NY. Charged in Indictment 2 With:
- 1 count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree
- Count 46: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree
- Count 47: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree.
Aundre Cole, 28, Syracuse, NY. Charged in Indictment 4 With:
- 1 count Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree
- 2 counts Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance Third Degree.
Three Drug suppliers were indicted, one from Yonkers, one from the Bronx, and the last from Syracuse. All three supplied cocaine and heroin to St. Lawrence County. Indictments charge all of the defendants with crimes that carry significant state prison time. Counts range from Conspiracy in the Second Degree, carrying a maximum of 25 years, to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree carrying a maximum of 20 years.