Federal Charges In Fentanyl Death Of Westchester Woman: DOJ

YORKTOWN, NY — A tragic death at a Westchester home has resulted in federal drug trafficking charges, according to the DOJ.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the NY Field Office of the FBI, James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced on Tuesday the unsealing of an indictment charging 43-year-old Teddy Caceres, a/k/a "Tito," with distribution of narcotics resulting in the fentanyl overdose death of a Yorktown Heights woman.

The Bronx man was charged with with one count of distribution of narcotics resulting in death, which carries a minimum of 20 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison; one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, crack cocaine base, and methamphetamine, which carries a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison; one count of firearms use, carrying, and possession, which carries a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of life in prison; and one count of possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, which carries a maximum of 15 years in prison.

Caceres was also charged with drug and firearms offenses in connection with the search of his Bronx home last month, during which law enforcement found fentanyl and a loaded firearm.

"As alleged, Teddy Caceres sold fentanyl that tragically claimed a life," Clayton said. "That did not deter him from dealing in death. Nine months later, when law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence, Caceres was once again allegedly in possession of fentanyl, as well as a loaded firearm. 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."

According to court documents, on April 13, 2025, a woman was found unconscious by members of her family at their home in Yorktown Heights. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Law enforcement found several yellow glassines filled with fentanyl at the family home, consistent with the yellow glassines that video footage captured Caceres selling to the victim the day before.

On January 14, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Caceres's home in the Bronx, where they found a black .45 caliber Glock 21 with a magazine loaded with 18 .45 caliber live rounds, 17 cartridges of 9mm ammunition, and two large blocks of fentanyl.

"The FBI and our law enforcement partners will do everything in our power to decimate the drug trafficking industry and save American lives," Barnacle Jr. said. "Teddy Caceres is an example of the problem; he allegedly continued to traffic fentanyl even after he contributed to the fatal overdose of an unsuspecting victim. The FBI remains determined to investigate and charge those who threaten our community’s safety with narcotics and firearms."

Clayton praised the investigative work of the FBI, the NYPD, and the Yorktown Police Department.