Indianapolis brothers face high-level felony drug charges in Hamilton County

WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Two brothers from Indianapolis are facing high-level felony drug charges after one of them was stopped more than two weeks ago while traveling in Westfield, police said Saturday.

A social media post from Westfield Police Department said its officers and others from Fishers Police Department arrested arrested Anthony Castillo, 22, following the July 10 traffic stop in which a police dog detected narcotics in the vehicle. The post did not say where Castillo was stopped in Westfield or what type of vehicle he was driving. In the vehicle, investigators found psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana, and a Glock handgun with an extended magazine.

Police from Fishers, Indianapolis and Westfield later executed a search warrant at the home of Anthony and his brother, Alexander Baldemar Castillo, 21, on Broken Bow Trail at the 10 West Apartments of Indianapolis, leading to significant drug and weapon seizures. The apartment is located south off West 10th Street between Country Club Road and North Girls School Road. Inside, police found 11 pounds of marijuana, 1.5 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms as well as other drugs, a loaded revolver, an AR-style pistol, and $5,000 in cash.

The Westfield police’s post shared photos of what was seized and the police dog.

Anthony was formally charged July 17 in Hamilton Superior Court 1 with three high-level felony counts of drug dealing; a mid-level felony county of possession of a narcotic drug; a low-level felony count of dealing in marijuana; a low-level felony count of possession of a controlled substance; and a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.

Alexander was arrested Tuesday with the help of Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, although the Westfield police’s post did not say where the arrest happened.

Alexander was formally charged Friday in the same Hamilton County court with two high-level felony count of drug dealing; a mid-level felony count of possessing a narcotic drug; a low-level felony count of dealing marijuana; a low-level felony count of possessing a controlled substance; and a low-level felony count of possessing marijuana.

While some U.S. states have decriminalized marijuana sales, Indiana is not among them. Indiana does allow the sale of CBD products.

The brothers on Saturday remained in the Hamilton County jail. Anthony and Alexander were being held on separate $150,000 bonds, online jail records showed.

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