| Of 3 Indicted in Bronx
Fentanyl Conspiracy 2 Were Freed
Now 3d Non Citizen Seeks Release
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Jan 31 – Three men were
indicted, arrested and
presented on fentanyl
distribution conspiracy
charges, on January 16 before
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Gary Stein.
Inner City Press was there,
the only media in the SDNY Mag
court.
One
of the three, William Castro,
consented to detention. But
the other two, Morales and
Garcia, were both released on
$50,000 bond.
The AUSA spoke of
15 controlled buys, and even
higher volume by
"extrapolation." Judge Stein
rejected that, and ordered
release - of the two who
asked.
On January 31 the
third man, William Javier
Castro Lopez, asked for
release on bond. His CJA
lawyer Isl Yusuf El Ashmawy
wrote that "Mr. Castro, while
a non citizen, reports
compliance with immigration
authorities since entering the
country in October of 2022...
Mr. Castro was released into
the country on recognizance
with appointmetns to attend
immigration court
proceedings."
The DHS Order of
Release on Recognizance said
"You have been arrested and
placed in removal
proceedings." File No A241 910
187
A native of the Dominican
Republic, he arrived in the US
at or near San Luis, Arizona
on October 21, 2022.
Judge Ho has
asked the US Attorney's Office
to respond to the bail request
by February 4.
The overall
case is USA v. Morales, et
al., 1:25-cr-17 (Ho /
Stein)
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