Hector Santillan, Cocaine Trafficking, New York 2015
In a shocking turn of events, a Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for his role in a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation in New York.
Hector Santillan, a/k/a ‘Bane,’ a/k/a ‘Bene,’ a/k/a ‘Liro,’ was convicted in November 2015 of conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and oxycodone pills, and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine.
The crimes took place from the summer of 2012 to February 12, 2013, when Santillan sold cocaine, heroin, and oxycodone pills as a member of a drug trafficking organization spanning the east coast of the United States.
On February 12, 2013, Santillan and a co-conspirator traveled from Massachusetts to the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, where Santillan purchased four kilograms of cocaine. As they turned around to return to Massachusetts, their car was pulled over by a Westchester County Police officer for a traffic violation.
A search of the car later revealed the cocaine in a compartment hidden under the seat on which Santillan was sitting. The evidence at trial also showed that Santillan owned an assault rifle, and in concert with other co-conspirators, Santillan used his assault rifle to make a credible threat to use violence against an individual he believed was planning to rob the organization of drugs and drug proceeds.
Santillan, 38, of Methuen, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 151 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment.
The case is being handled by the Office’s Narcotics Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristy J. Greenberg and Noah D. Solowiejczyk are in charge of the prosecution.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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