Guatemalan dealer who sold drugs to kids caught at Canada border after he’s set free with no bail: DA
Wilmer Castillo Garcia, a 22-year-old Guatemalan national, was arrested for allegedly selling drugs to Long Island middle school students and an undercover officer, then released without bail under New York's criminal justice reforms. He was later caught attempting to cross into Canada and returned to Suffolk County to face charges instead of being deported. Garcia is currently in custody and scheduled to appear in court, facing up to nine years in prison if convicted on the top charge.
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Long Island Guatemalan dealer who sold drugs to kids caught at Canada border after he’s set free with no bail: DA By Brandon Cruz Published April 30, 2026, 1:10 p.m. ET A Guatemalan drug pusher who dealt gummies to Long Island kids was cut loose with no bail – then caught trying to escape justice by running to Canada, authorities said Thursday. Wilmer Castillo Garcia, 22, was busted in August 2025 for selling cocaine to an undercover cop and pushing pot gummies to William Floyd Middle School students, with 12 of the kids ending up in the hospital but he was set free because of the state’s “broken” bail laws, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. The alleged dealer promptly fled Long Island but was busted at the US’s northern border in October 2025, according to the DA.
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