A man accused of selling THC-laced gummies that hospitalized more than a dozen William Floyd Middle School students has been returned to Suffolk County after authorities say he was caught near the Canadian border while attempting to flee the United States.
Wilmer Castillo Garcia, 22, a Guatemalan national, was arrested by the Canada Border Services Agency on October 4, 2025, at the Lewiston Bridge, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. He had previously been released without bail after being indicted on felony drug charges.
Castillo Garcia is charged with multiple drug offenses, including:
- Two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Class B felonies
- Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Class B felonies
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A misdemeanor
- One count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A misdemeanor
Prosecutors allege he sold cocaine and marijuana to an undercover law enforcement officer on two occasions in May 2025.
After his arrest at the border, Castillo Garcia was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and held at the Batavia Federal Detention Facility. Suffolk prosecutors later secured a court order requiring his return to face the charges locally.
He is now being held at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility.
The case began when 12 William Floyd Middle School students were taken to Peconic Bay Hospital on the same day after becoming ill from consuming THC-infused gummies.
Investigators traced the source of the gummies to an Instagram account identified as “7k_teddy,” which authorities allege is connected to Castillo Garcia.
Following that discovery, law enforcement arranged two controlled purchases in May 2025, during which Castillo Garcia allegedly sold narcotics to an undercover officer.
He was arraigned on August 14, 2025, but released on his own recognizance because the charges are not eligible for bail under New York law.
Authorities said he was later apprehended while attempting to cross into Canada.
If convicted on the top charge, Castillo Garcia faces up to nine years in prison.
Prosecutors have noted that the charges in the case are classified as non-bail eligible, meaning bail could not be set at the time of arraignment.
Castillo Garcia is scheduled to return to court on May 19, 2026.
He is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
