@newyorkstateag Attorney General Letitia James is surrounded by law enforcement and elected officials as she announces the four indictments charging 78 people with 355 crimes.
More than 70 people from Onondaga, Madison, and Oswego counties face upwards of 350 charges for their alleged involvement in two large drug networks that distributed cocaine and heroin across the state. Attorney General Letitia James stopped in Syracuse Wednesday to announce the four indictments. One of them targets what she calls the Flores group, led by 41-year-old Hector Flores.
Flores employed a network of 50 people who sources and sold cocaine and heroin mixed with fentanyl throughout Onondaga, Oswego, Cortland, Westchester, New York, and Bronx counties. Flores was a narcotics supplier for numerous Onondaga County drug dealers.
Oneida Police Department Chief David Meeker Sr. holds his Charlie Decker Award while surrounded by members of the OPD, including the framed uniform of honorary police officer Kane Buss, at the awards banquet on Friday, May 12, 2017. After almost 40 years in law enforcement, Meeker Sr. is retiring on Nov. 4, 2017.
Oneida Daily Dispatch file photo