AG James announced the arrests and indictments of seven members of a narcotics trafficking network, which illegally sold cocaine and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl in Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, and Westchester counties. The 155-count indictment charges Shamique Delaine, Jonte Hatcher, Romell Hearn, Nicole Kane, Daquan Killian, and Dwan Scafe with conspiracy and trafficking cocaine and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. A seventh defendant, Damian Cunningham, is charged with trafficking cocaine. The investigation, led by the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) seized more than 10,500 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl worth approximately $75,000, over eight kilograms of cocaine worth approximately $200,000, three firearms, including a ghost gun, and $14,000 in cash.

“Counterfeit opioids containing deadly amounts of fentanyl are a grave threat to New Yorkers. Our investigation dismantled a drug trafficking network that was responsible for moving massive quantities of dangerous narcotics throughout the Hudson Valley, where communities have been hit hard by the opioid crisis. My office remains committed to tackling this crisis from every angle, and I thank the New York State Police for their cooperation and diligent work on this investigation that took dangerous drugs and guns off our streets.” – AG James

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-announces-takedown-cocaine-and-fentanyl-trafficking