Teddy Caceres, Fentanyl Trafficking, New York 2025

A Bronx man has been charged with federal narcotics offenses resulting in death in connection with the April 13, 2025, fentanyl overdose death of a resident of Yorktown Heights, New York.

Teddy Caceres, 43, of the Bronx, New York, is charged with one count of distribution of narcotics resulting in death, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison; one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, crack cocaine base, and methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison; one count of firearms use, carrying, and possession, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison; and one count of possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman. Caceres was also charged with drug and firearms offenses in connection with the search of his Bronx residence in January 2026, during which law enforcement found a significant quantity of fentanyl and a loaded firearm.

Caceres is accused of selling fentanyl that tragically claimed a life, and continued to deal in death nine months later, when law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence, Caceres was allegedly in possession of fentanyl, as well as a loaded firearm.

“As alleged, Teddy Caceres sold fentanyl that tragically claimed a life,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “That did not deter him from dealing in death. New Yorkers want streets free from those who distribute deadly fentanyl, and together with the NYPD, the FBI, the DEA and our other law enforcement partners, the women and men of the SDNY will hold them accountable.”

The case is being handled by the Office’s Violent Organizations & Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Hoffman is in charge of the prosecution.

Caceres is currently facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison for distribution of narcotics resulting in death.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/bronx-man-charged-federal-narcotics-offenses-resulting-death-0