See names of 65 indicted in fentanyl, heroin, cocaine bust in CNY; read indictments

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An Onondaga County grand jury has indicted 65 people in connection with a Central New York drug bust.

State Attorney General Letitia James announced the bust during a news conference in Syracuse on Thursday afternoon. The 15-month investigation dubbed “Operation Central City” targeted drug dealers in five counties: Jefferson, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and St. Lawrence.

Investigators used wiretaps and “covert surveillance” to catch the accused, the AG said.

During the bust, police recovered:

• About 4,700 bags of prepackaged heroin and fentanyl with a street value of about $140,000
• About 2 kilos of cocaine with a street value of about $200,000
• Over $75,000 in cash
• 3 firearms

All 65 defendants were charged with second-degree conspiracy. Other charges of criminal sale and criminal possession of controlled substances vary by defendant. They face a minimum sentence 1 to 3 years and a maximum sentence of 8 to 25 years in state prison, James said.

The first indictment included 33 defendants who are accused of selling narcotics in Onondaga, St. Lawrence and Jefferson counties.

Here’s a list of the defendants:

• Carlos Arroyo
• Ambrose Barnes
• Corrin Brown
• Felix Cirino
• Pamela Cole
• Carl Davey
• Shonndell Days
• Brandon Dority
• Kory Gates
• Isacc Gebo
• Hillary Gilson
• Brandy Grenier
• Ryan Herbstler
• Karen Hollis
• Michael Labaff
• Kara Lapointe
• Justin Love
• Lemel Marshall
• Joshua Martin
• Cassondra Northrup
• Matthew Pearson
• Katelynn Perretta
• Ryan Perretta
• Raymond Provost
• Jennifer Ross
• Salean Simmons
• Chynna Simon Hess
• Matthew Stewart
• Corey Tisdale
• Robert Vega
• Shannon Walker
• William Ward
• Lynia Wardrick

The second indictment included 34 defendants. The indictment alleges that Abdulla Quaid, Adam Durham and Louis Mike led a Syracuse-based narcotics distribution network that sold cocaine, heroin and fentanyl to drug resellers in Onondaga, St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego and Oneida counties.

Two people, Justin Love and Cassondra Northrup, appear on both indictments.

Here’s a list of the defendants:

• Quaid Abdullah
• Douglas Adu
• Reginald Benton
• Jonathan Boyce
• Paul Brown
• Irizary Chalas
• Jamal Cochran
• Faith David
• Carla Desiro
• Anthony Donze
• Adam Durham
• Loquita Graham
• Jason Horton
• Jeffrey Kendall
• James Kent
• Nicole Kenyon
• Calvin King
• Vincent Lanaux
• Dewayne Lawrence
• Justin Love
• Exequiel Martinez
• Louis Mike
• Joseph Muscarella
• Cassandra Northup
• Scott Oxendine
• Jeffrey Reeves
• Earl Scofield
• Tyler Scott
• Vell Kory Smithers
• Brian Spaulding
• David Stetler
• Jamie Thayer
• Brooke Thomas
• Jeremy Ware

Here are the indictments: