ALBANY – A Bronx man has been arrested on federal charges for conspiring to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin in Columbia County.
Saul Pacheco, 37, allegedly supplied heroin to a Columbia County drug dealer from December 2017 through April 2018.
He was arrested on April 4 while attempted to meet the Columbia County dealer in the parking lot of a casino in Yonkers. DEA special agents located a plastic bag containing some 50 grams of heroin, which Pacheco had in his possession then discarded when he spotted the agents approaching him.
Pacheco appeared in federal court on Monday and was released with conditions including a secured bond, electronic monitoring and home confinement. If convicted, he faces five to 40 years in prison as well post-release supervision of four years to life.
