Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York | Department of Justice
A Bronx resident, Teddy Caceres, also known as "Tito," has been indicted on federal narcotics charges following the fentanyl overdose death of a Yorktown Heights resident in April 2025. The indictment was announced by Jay Clayton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James C. Barnacle, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office.
Caceres faces charges related to distributing narcotics resulting in death, as well as drug and firearms offenses stemming from a search of his Bronx residence in January 2026. During that search, law enforcement officials found a significant quantity of fentanyl and a loaded firearm. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman.
“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. 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.”
FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle, Jr., stated: “The FBI and our law enforcement partners will do everything in our power to decimate the drug trafficking industry and save American lives. 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.”
According to court documents and statements made during public proceedings, on April 13, 2025, family members found the victim unconscious at their home in Yorktown Heights. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. At her residence, police recovered several yellow glassines containing fentanyl—matching those seen on surveillance footage showing Caceres selling drugs to her one day earlier.
Nine months later, on January 14, 2026, authorities searched Caceres’s apartment near Pelham Parkway South in the Bronx. They discovered a loaded .45 caliber Glock 21 handgun with additional ammunition and two large blocks of fentanyl.
Caceres is charged with four counts: distribution of narcotics resulting in death (mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years up to life imprisonment), possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, crack cocaine base, and methamphetamine (mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years up to life), firearms use or possession (mandatory minimum sentence of five years up to life), and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction (maximum sentence of 15 years). Sentencing will be determined by the judge according to statutory guidelines.
Jay Clayton commended investigative efforts by the FBI along with officers from both New York City Police Department and Yorktown Police Department.
The prosecution is being managed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Hoffman from the Violent Organizations & Crime Unit.
All allegations contained within court filings remain unproven unless established at trial.
